I just want to point out that Windows bundling Internet Explorer for free was a blatant violation of antitrust law that Microsoft should've gotten broken up for, since the other replies didn't mention it.
I don't remember having the choice of 15-bit. I only remember having the choice of "256" (8-bit indexed palette), "thousands" (16-bit "high color," with 5:6:5 bits per channel for RGB respectively), or "millions" (24-bit, 8 bits per channel).
Because I'm a "car guy" and each vehicle is in a different niche. I've got a Miata (RWD, for autocross), a WRX (AWD, for rallycross), a 4Runner (4x4, for off-road trails), etc.
Some of them are currently non-running project cars, and almost none of them are practical. (Perhaps ironically, my "daily driver" is actually a cargo e-bike.)
Also, I'm sentimental and bad at getting rid of them, even if I probably should.
It's not even just surveillance! It is destruction of property rights generally, including the right to repair and the ability for individuals to own their means of production.
