> If expense were the determining reason in the past, then no one would make/buy them today either. The relative cost of "much better" may have gone down. Som

> If expense were the determining reason in the past, then no one would make/buy them today either. The relative cost of "much better" may have gone down. Someone may be unwilling to pay 3x to move from mediocre to adequate yet be willing to pay 3x to move from mediocre to excellent.