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Why do you need firmware?

Updated: 8/20/2019
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Firmware is a special class of software that acts as controls on a hardware device. In some cases manufacturers will need to update firmware to provide new functionality that wasn't ready at launch or to fix non-physical bugs with the hardware.

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