For me there was a bit of a step function, where I went from caring about the size of something (number of floppies -> CDs -> HD space limited) to at some point

For me there was a bit of a step function, where I went from caring about the size of something (number of floppies -> CDs -> HD space limited) to at some point just stopped really worrying about it. Yes a 2GB vs 10GB download time differs but leave it and it's done when it's done. HDDs these days are big enough at least for my (and I would imagine most people's) use. I can see storage being a limiting factor if you have a lot of games or media though.