As a hardware maker company entrepreneur myself(not open source), I agree with what you say, BUT with open hardware they can copy you faster in China than what

As a hardware maker company entrepreneur myself(not open source), I agree with what you say, BUT with open hardware they can copy you faster in China than what you can manufacture on Europe and the US. No way you can compete with Chinese giving out your source code that took years to create so they can copy your product in weeks.