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Every wifi chipset has working drivers

Every existing Wi-Fi chipset has working drivers. A startup begins from scratch, which is one more barrier to entry.

True, but there are many open-source wi-fi drivers out there already. Unless broadcom's implementation is something out of the ordinary, releasing their driver doesn't really change the game.

And experience with Broadcom's wireless drivers (and NFC chips) tells me that the only thing extraordinary about them is how awful and limited they are.

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