I am in the "older" group. I always felt ripped off when manufacturers started doing something similar (hardware, not software), example (old thread): https:/

I am in the "older" group. I always felt ripped off when manufacturers started doing something similar (hardware, not software), example (old thread): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5398555 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5398555 Or, as another example, many years ago the Italian FIAT and the Spanish SEAT were making very similar models with same engines but the SEAT had the same engine tuned down to fewer HPs since it was the "cheaper" line, or in more recent times when within the same car manufacturer catalog sported three different cars belonging to different segments that had the same engine with only a few different parts (besides ECU regulations) with three different power levels.