Originally Posted by Avii
The changes in the firmware update model may have more to do with M providing a compelling reason for existing owners to contact a dealer thus generating potential product sales/service opportunity to the dealer. Registering an update interest with M results in dealer lead generation. Think of this in relation to how compelling M's marketing usually is for dealers.

Personally I think the other reason floated just provided a convenient smoke screen to justify a change.

Avii

That's exactly what happened. It also never would have been hacked in the first place if Meridian had communicated better and kept to a reasonable schedule of what they promised.

Granted that it was delayed further from the hack to make it more hack proof.

Last edited by George Mills; 2011-11-12 09:00.

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