It is sad when canned tomatoes taste better then fresh ones.
They don't need to survive all the handling that fresh tomatoes will get, so they can be picked ripe off the vine. I don't find that sad. Canned tomatoes are a genuine labour-saving device. Though I am disappointed I can't buy them fresh and ripe at the supermarket, since I'm unable to grow them myself.
On the other hand, I believe store-bought cherry tomatoes are also picked ripe, which is why their flavor is so much better.