I think you will find that these tuners value the tune they put on the car as much as the time they spend doing it - its locked so it doesnt get copied by others.
- I know.. you own the car/
ecu and yep its a raw deal.
I would take it to an EcuteK tuner - get it tuned and be happy. - Go see Mao for everything else if you like but hey thats the deal you got delt.
Or as stated above: buy a second hand stock
ecu and go see who ever you like.