One aspect of this that I think deserves more attention is the reasons. It's one thing when the flaws are there because of the limitations of hardware (and you

One aspect of this that I think deserves more attention is the reasons. It's one thing when the flaws are there because of the limitations of hardware (and you understand the reasoning behind it). It's very different when you know that limitations are artificially imposed on you for the sake of someone's profit. And mind you, it certainly did exist back then - stuff like early DRM schemes with hardware keys etc. And I was just as annoyed by them.