<i>will never harm anyone's ability to tinker with technology that want to. There will always be platforms that are open by design</i><p>No. Freedom is <i>never</i> granted: it is <i>use</i> or <i>loose</i> it.<p>Most posters miss the cultural aspect, which is more fragile than you might think. E.g. those, who have no longer seen quality colour TV do no longer have a demand for it. When was The Ascent of Man, or The Day the Universe Changed last updated? When you could learn about the world around you? Perhaps a decade ago? TV hardware is more advanced as ever (large, crisp home theaters) and locked-down as ever (DRM, HDMI, CryptoCard etc.) Would you think you have a case, that there is a demand for quality TV content?<p><i>completely open device like OpenMoko</i><p>A very good example: it is a practically completely discontinued open communications device. Last time communication devices were open was HAM, which was quickly taken away (read example on freeculture.org).