There is always going to be financial incentives to do User-Hostile stuff. Collecting user data to market to them and increase LTV is a no brainer for most product / general managers.

There is a market solution to counter the financial motive of making User-Hostile software: Make the lack User-Hostile software a MARKETED FEATURE.

- It should be promoted on product description details

- Hardware review sites should actively make note of it

- There should be curated sites / lists that feature products that are not User-Hostile

- There should be a certification body that has a logo that gets plastered on devices / software that has been certified.

Don't blame the guys whose design products to maximize consumer LTV - they are just doing their jobs.