Originally Posted by
swag
When this thing first came out a few years ago, several of the comments here were from folks who saw value not in preventing recline altogether, but in preventing sudden, quick recline which could bruise knees or damage laptops. If that's why you're using it, it still serves that purpose. When the pax or FA complain, you just take it off and are ready for the recline.
Maybe seatback reclining mechanisms need a warning beeper, like when heavy machinery go into reverse. Combine that with a mechanism designed so that it reclines at a steady, deliberate pace no matter how hard you push on it. That way someone has a fair chance to adjust knees, laptops, etc.