Of course, the potential doesn't endat remote arson, an attacker could easily gain access to a network or steal documents, and hijacking the lowly device would require little more than printing an infected file.
"Companies often hold unnecessary inventories as a safety measure because they really don't have an idea about availability at the supplier's end, " explains Chris De Bruin, Metique's chief operating officer.
Stephen Elop, fresh from unveiling new cheaper additions to Nokia's Lumia smartphone range, was not about to agree with my suggestion that this move downmarket was an admission that things weren't working at the top end.