I found something that gives me a sense of power. This code I am working on porting is so elegant and absolutely tiny. I have memory maps and a simple layout. The code is also much different than the code it will replace.
This will take time to get right and it might function more like a WNIC than a MCU. I plan on a port to the ESP MCUs too. There's no reason why one multinational should control 90% with a stack that implements an open standard.
This is going to hurt.