Comment by stragies

One use-case I see (for the Vendor) is avoiding the possibility of users to extend the useful life of their device by loading an aftermarket Firmware like OpenIPCam, OpenMiko, or OpenWrt when the Vendor decides it want's the user to buy a new device instead of continuing to use the existing device for more years.

Of course, Axis will say, that they do this to protect the world from terrorism, CP, and human trafficking.