I'm not convinced of the existence of executives who wouldn't do this. It's just like ads. Someone is bound to notice that money is being left on the table. Once it becomes known, they'll either do it or they'll be replaced by someone who will.

We have to start making open source hardware that we can fully control. It's the only way to be free. Corporations cannot be trusted. Any goodwill they build up eventually becomes a resource for them to capitalize on.