For siblings commenting that the librem and framework markets are small... You're right, it is small indeed. What is harder to measure is the impact of the good

For siblings commenting that the librem and framework markets are small... You're right, it is small indeed. What is harder to measure is the impact of the goodwill they could gain. It is not very different from what they gain of sponsoring events. Of course changing behavior could be more expensive or complicated, but it may be worth in the long run. IME features maybe useful for some people. But there are people who don't want it. I don't think it would be expensive to make it possible to disable it via eFuses. Remember that linux was once much smaller than any commercial UNIX. So was Apache and Nginx. Linux is still very unpopular among gamers; that didn't prevented Valve from investing in what now is their lifeboat. A small market should not be seen as an excuse to not invest in something that will certainly bring goodwill.