> You say that as if it costs too much That's not what I meant. I am fully aware that this is a great value. What I was saying is that, given the price (and IMO

> You say that as if it costs too much That's not what I meant. I am fully aware that this is a great value. What I was saying is that, given the price (and IMO regardless of the price), that kind of "feature unlock" model is ridiculous. The profit margins on this level of gear tend to already be very high. They do not need to charge even more, especially for what I assume are fairly trivial firmware differences.