I disagree. "Firmware" is the accepted term for most embedded software. "Have you upgraded the ROM in those disks / that router / your phone yet?" sounds strange.
Posted Feb 17, 2011 1:48 UTC (Thu) by pabs (subscriber, #43278)
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"Firmware" is such a bullshit term for mobile operating systems. They have much more in common with "distributions" or "software" than the traditional definition of "firmware". I guess my objection to this is kinda like the change in the term "hacker", idiotic to resist since it is too late, the word has changed meaning.