Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I finally got a new laptop with a lone USB 3.0 port. I'm now looking at getting a USB 3.0 hub with a power adapter so I can use both of my USB 3.0 hard drives at faster speeds. I've read lots of horror stories where some hubs either don't come with power adapters -- and as a consequence the portable drives don't work with them properly -- or they are designed poorly which results in USB 2.0 speeds. Or, the hard drives keep getting disconnected. Do your readers have any suggestions or experience using USB 3.0 hubs? Thanks!"
Well, I don't know if the packaging will cause the remote to fail but it is really important if the product is competing on shelves. If people are buying it mostly online and they are looking specifically for this product, then it won't be such a large factor. The major value that clamshells and blister packs provide to a product like this is the clarity; being able to see the product straight through the packaging. I doubt it but it would be nice if the packaging company would provide a way to recycle the plastic once the consumer removes it from the product. My company offers free recycling to packaging products that are recycled (sunpack.com/green_packaging) but not many others do. But I'm getting off on a tangent. Basically, it depends on where the product is most likely to be sold. I don't think that the packaging will cause the product to fail in this case (although it has in other cases), but that's just my opinion.