That depends on how you value openness. I'd happily pay a premium and accept older hardware if it gives me more openness. That's not to say that an old, slow

That depends on how you value openness. I'd happily pay a premium and accept older hardware if it gives me more openness. That's not to say that an old, slow wifi card doesn't bother me - but I don't think I will get a new gats wifi card with open firmware unless I pay the people who will work on it.