The number of televisions estimated that sit unused in closets.
The EPA estimates that nearly 100 million unused televisions are currently taking up precious, beautiful space. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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Even MS Updates threw Windows Genuine Advantage in as a *critical* update when it certainly was not. It was a way for them push down control. I don't trust the RIAA, MPAA, etc to simply *bug fix* my TV. Why would they even care? They don't. It's not even about piracy anymore. It's about control. What if they handicap the firewire ports or change the 5C DTCP protocol so the D-VHS stops recording? What if they decide to turn on ICT on the components for all HD? What if they lobby (buy) the congressional votes to re-enable the broadcast flag for OTA HD?
Having access directly over my TV like that is just way too much control. All TV's would need is a simple ethernet port, like the Toshiba HD-DVD players, to grab the firmware from the net. Using the cable card slot and building the infrastructure for it means that have *other* ideas in mind for it's use.