Access to the hardware concerns cannot be thrown away this simply...
It really sounds like this is now also bordering on the same type of discussion that can be found defective by design.

And we don't want Nokia to become the next Tivo!

We actually value a lot what they are doing with the FOSS community and that is why a lot of people are arguing in that direction and actually got here in the first place...

Some people also believe you own the hardware you buy and think this is part of a set of basic rights about access to information/knowledge that are going to be needed in the very near future.
As communication and information are going to be more and more mediated by electronic media/support, it's going to become the main exchange hub used from democratic discussion to commerce.

So no, you're not just going to go "shop elsewhere" as this is a much more important issue to many than having a trendy electronic item...