Two products which get daily usage in my house are an Asus RT-N16 router and a Vu+ set top box. Both had decent hardware for their time, but only ok-to-subpar f

Two products which get daily usage in my house are an Asus RT-N16 router and a Vu+ set top box. Both had decent hardware for their time, but only ok-to-subpar firmware. Both were specifically bought because I could easily add custom firmware without any technical know how. By 'de-shittifying' the product with custom firmware, you can turn it into a much more useful, future proof product. So I can echo your sentiment about supporting hardware hackers, it will actually increase sales, especially if Linux is supported.