I repeat myself, DarkSend is a feature. If you chose to buy a TV that integrates some new technologies do you consider this as a form of coercion ?
Absolutely, if a console tracks my eye movement claiming that it's the cool new game control method... I would completely feel coerced when this eye tracker keeps on checking me while I am NOT gaming.
I fail to see your point, if we use your example DarkSend permits on the contrary to protect your privacy. It's like saying "I don't like cash because I'm forced to be anonymous".
Look, I like privacy. I just always assumed that it was something I could switch on and off with darkcoin. I liked that idea.
If this shouldn't be possible in the future anymore (although I had the impression that until now (testphase etc) IT WAS possible to have both systems coexist) than I only hope that before dark send becomes mandatory it also becomes fully open source, or else I quit.
That's basically the reason for my concern... If I am forced into a closed system my support ends.
I admit that I have not yet set up a masternode, so maybe that's were my ignorance stems from. If a completely functioning masternode system needs the participation of every node (wallet), then I am ok with that, but only if it becomes fully open sourced.
I have NEVER seen anything from the dev team implying that people will be forced to use Darksend while it is still closed. The entire conversation of "should Darksend be on by default and how easy it should it be to turn off" has always been something that has been discussed in conjunction with the full release (i.e. once Darksend is open-sourced).
Zero volume in Mintpal for the past 10-20 minutes... 
I miss the days when AnonyMint and others were hashing out some of the early framework/architecture through open dialogues.
