It seems a bit counterintuitive that open hardware results in less choice, so I disagree. I think that hardware is getting more and more open, also drivers for

It seems a bit counterintuitive that open hardware results in less choice, so I disagree. I think that hardware is getting more and more open, also drivers for it. With FPGAs it is (relatively) straightforward for one to create it's own crypto processor and integrate it in the system. Also PCBs are getting easier and cheaper to make. I hope that also there will be some open PCB designs that incorporate some kind of crypto chips and functionalities outside of CPUs, so everyone can start creating their own servers, if desired. Didn't also Facebook started some open server hardware initiative? I don't remember what happened with that... I do agree that the current status is not great, and that we could all benefit from more open hardware design. I think that it would also benefit large companies as well.