Trusted network

Trusted or not... where is the trust?

If I purchase the hardware, pay the electricity to run it, should I not be able to control my
own PURCHASED hardware.

EULAs need a big kick in the butt.

If I want to feed my unit to my dog, plant it in the garden to grow more or hack the device..
it should be free to do with as I see fit.

Particularly if it isn't a subscription model that I am paying someone to maintain.

Move on from Meraki (or is that pronounced Merky) -- and look for alternatives.  

I'm sure the guys at MIT when first envisioning this didn't expect to see their product slip
to such a dog once the lawyers got involved.