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I personally have a strict sense of "ownership". The easy proxy for it is: "Is there open firmware developed in FLOSS that I can replace the existing with?"

Obviously, that's not a 100%. Perhaps something like this is better:

"The thing is owned by me, when I pay for it, and it doesnt have irrevocable tie-backs to the company." Now, my strategy here isn't even foolproof, with auutomatic updates that can reverse features. Ideally, even automatic updates are a trap UNLESS you have a way to roll them back.

That's why I highly prefer hardware with FLOSS options. That's really the only way to guarantee my "ownership".