I agree with what you said, It just seemed like a pity, thats all.

The other thing were the mirror irregularities where it turned out that the main reflector was shaped imperfectly by a considerable margin given the tolerances of the machinery grinding it. Comparable to a carpenter with conventional tape mesure "accidently" making a doorframe two inches too wide. One COULD draw from this the conclusion that Hubble was hobbled for some reason.

Now the NRO types love Hubble, using as much of 30% of it's operational time. It doesn't have the ability to resolve any ground images but it's a boon for other kinds of surveilance