The free market just does not work. There is a reason I had a "free software" revelation long ago when I realized that every time there is a single metric that

The free market just does not work. There is a reason I had a "free software" revelation long ago when I realized that every time there is a single metric that does not appear in traditional consumer benchmarks most consumer devices will outright fail at that metric, even if would only take a couple software-developer hours to fix it. E.g. time to switch from one HDMI source to the next one. I have a projector where that clocks at an insane 15 seconds. Every single interruption of the HDMI signal results in at least 15 seconds of delay before the projector can show anything other than a black screen. It's just great when you are trying to setup the laptop for a presentation. The number of times I have cursed the entiry family of the designer of that projector's firmware, only to realize most commercial projectors are like that...