It's not a binary choice, and honestly it doesn't take a whole lot on our part to make the product open.

Also consider:

1. The choices we make on mitigating the possibility of the product being waste can actually improve our product. For example, because the product can be reprogrammed easily, we can enter verticals that wouldn't be possible otherwise. Or because our hardware is well-architected and documented, it's easier for us to iterate on it.

2. If we fail because we couldn't figure out a way to make the product responsibly, that's a good thing. I'd rather we fail early than put out waste.