As an end user, you question can be answered after you get a MeeGo end product. If freedom is something that matters to you as an end user then you should get the right product accordingly. Of course, before having MeeGo products launched with all the specs this discussion is quite abstract.

It's like water. Is water really free? Up in the hills and in the public fountains it is free, but you might end up paying (and a lot) for the same water if bottled with an advertised brand and consumed in a late night club.