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footoverhand • today at 9:59 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

I the consumer would pick the modifiable one, and use agents to modify the closed ones, if needed.


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Normal_gaussian • today at 10:17 PM

Closed ones will become increasingly secure from compromise in this manner. Alexa speakers for example are notoriously hard to compromise; through the use of some incredibly cheap hardware and a more complex boot system. Closed source manufacturers will increasingly lean towards this kind of solution to be able to maintain control of their ecosystem.