As do I. As a customer buying some hardware, I would of course like to have access to the software stack as well. And be it only for long-term support after the

As do I. As a customer buying some hardware, I would of course like to have access to the software stack as well. And be it only for long-term support after the device becomes unsupported. But for various reasons, a lot of companies (and it is usually the decision by the company, not the employed developer) selling the products, don't want to give you this ability. Sometimes it is for making more money, sometimes it is for legal and safety reasons, just think of the automotive sector. If a company decides to sell you a product with closed software, they will do so and GPLv3 won't change this. Not because they are not complying with the license terms, but because they won't touch any GPLv3 licensed software.