Great product ruined by one feature - Smith & Wesson Delta Force RM-20 LED Weapon Flashlight, 900 Lumens

The flashlight itself is very bright - in that perspective, it’s great. Super solid build as well. However, the “memory retention feature” absolutely ruins the point of this product. It comes with three modes, bright, not too bright, and strobe. You switch between these modes by pressing the tape switch or button before five seconds pass. There is no way to disable this feature, with S&W going so far as to hide the circuit in a metal shell that is impossible to access. What is the point of adding a tape switch if I have to wait five seconds to keep the same setting?