Lose control? LOL it's a feature and content source pure open source systems won't even have an option to access.
Yes. Your computer saying, "Sorry, you can't use the digital-out on your high-end sound card right now because some third-party company doesn't think you should be able to" is losing control. Your computer saying "I'm going to downgrade the quality of the HD video you just bought because your brand-new $2,000 'HD Ready' monitor doesn't support our DRM exactly the way some third-party company wants it to" is losing control.
LOL it's a feature
Normally, "features" improve the operation of your computer, not degrade it.