Well, you certainly don't need to convince me that Steam sucks. I never used Steam voluntarily, even back in my Windows days.
Even when I was a full-blown Windows user, I hated Steam from day 1. I will always see it as the software you are forced to install in order to play a particular game. Windows alone managed my games and any other software just fine, I didn't need stinky Steam, thank you very much (not). Yet I had it installed.
One of the most common cracks for proprietary games on Steam is the so-called “no-Steam” version which is runnable without Steam. Needless to say, they were very popular (and probably still are). It seems I'm not the only one who's pissed off with this forced and utterly pointless Steam bundling.
I can't wrap my head around the idea that anyone would voluntarily install Steam. It just seems crazy.
EDIT: OMG, I just re-read your article. It was many years ago since I last touched Steam. Things only got worse.