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Wait... It's not "firm" as in "company that made the stuff"? FIRMware = the official software a firm pushes to patch things they make
This was my assumption too, but I like this description better.
I'm here like "whynotboth.gif"
I like it..
Okay, but now explain Hard and Soft
I thought exactly the same thing...
But third party firmware isn't official