This is addressed in the article, and the author limits the article to the technical feat of producing consistency in espresso production from a cold-start in 5

This is addressed in the article, and the author limits the article to the technical feat of producing consistency in espresso production from a cold-start in 50 seconds. To quote: > What I haven’t really talked about here is how it tasted. I didn’t really like how the shots tasted, but I have a very different preference for many aspects of coffee and espresso compared to the typical (Nespresso) consumer. I’ve repeatedly tried to make the point that thinking we are somehow safe from the dominance of Nespresso, because we can make coffee taste better, is not a smart way to think. Taste isn't the argument (and that argument has been had and is being had many times per day on countless other sites).