MediumRoastSteam
Believe me if I was still able to drive / ride carbureted vehicles that didn’t have EFI without being hammered by taxes and permit costs then I definitely would be! I’d take the lack of innovation over having to pay a dealership £200 an hour for labour.
To the E61 point though a lot of them (not all) use interchangeable parts that haven’t changed for many years and whilst many machines have electronics inside, I’m not aware of many that are computerised to anywhere near the degree the Decent is.
They’re usually used for quite simple operations like a fixed boiler temp or perhaps pre-infusion (which is still effectively a timed on-off switch).
I guess many people here haven’t been making espresso at home long enough for it to be an issue but in 10-20 years time it would be great if at least some of todays machines are still fully serviceable.
I agree innovation is good, but like with cars that can no longer be fixed without a trip to the dealership or computers/phones, innovation usually comes at a significant cost to the end user.