I know ASICS are pre-burned for the function they are set to do. it IS possible to program them to do more than just one thing IF said functions are on the ASIC.
but what stumps me is the promised 2 extra algorithms. if these are trully ASICS then it shouldn't be possible to add two more algorithms since the algos should of been on the ASIC already.
so either these aren't ASICS or the future algorithms are already on the ASICs but they just haven't enabled them for whatever reason.
I agree with you 100% on that and it is a great point. If there actually are additional algorithms then they should already be on the current ASICs and simply need to be enabled (which will be something to do with sgminer and/or the STM controller).