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I will load this firmware tonight, but I don't know why that couldn't have been done automatically. Since there are so few possible Apple configurations relative to a PC, couldn't the OS automatically update the firmware without much trouble?

The instructions say:

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Before updating, shut down the computer, then temporarily remove any non-Apple memory (RAM).

Once you have successfully applied the Firmware Update, you can reinstall any extra RAM.

I'm thinking that they're scared that whatever incompatibility exists between the existing firmware and the RAM could screw up the firmware upload, probably bricking your computer, or at least putting it in an unbootable state, even if it is recoverable.

Since an automatic update can't remove memory from your system, that's probably why they wouldn't want to autoinstall it.

That said, I have absolutely no idea if firmware updates without this problem are automatically installed. Somehow I doubt it. That's one of those things that you really ought to pay close attention to.
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Bitt Faulk