Very true, but it was more "functional" back then and I'm not talking about software quality, but dark patterns/enshittification obstructing it. Now you have da

Very true, but it was more "functional" back then and I'm not talking about software quality, but dark patterns/enshittification obstructing it. Now you have dark patterns and decreasing quality. Where exactly is the value in trying to squeeze every penny out of something while moving the costs into an area that nobody can track and if pushed, will do plausible deniability on?