The idea that we're paying for devices and apps that are artificially limited and hobbled by others seeking more profit really has me worried about the future.
For example, Winamp ran several years as a music player, although it was not a very profitable operation, it functioned just like every other consumer music player since the 70s, with play, stop, track skipping, fast-forward, shuffle play etc...
Now music players have completely screwed up the model for a music player. They more often don't function properly unless a subscription is paid for.... They insert ads into music playlists, they often skip more than one track, they don't truly shuffle music, and they also add a ton of frustration with buffering and connectivity issues into the simple process of listening to music, even when I play my locally stored collection of music on them.
The practice of reducing features in something as simple as a music player, a device that is meant for enjoyment shows how grim the concept of a software-driven world should be. Products are rarely solving problems now, they are only introducing new and stupid problems, and not innovating further. It's a huge problem that should be addressed.
I'm tired of hobbled functionality, hack the planet. :P