[Red6]

He was right.

Much of this is counter productive when it comes to reliability, ease of maintenance, privacy, or even freedom (imagine they geo-zone areas where you can’t go with a fancy new car).

Think about this, a new clothes washer and dryer or dishwasher is digital, the display and controls, it once was all analog. It still does the exact same things, in the exact same way. But why would you want to make the control system digital on a machine that is exposed to moisture, lint, vibration and heat?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And it makes it very hard for the blind or older people to use.

I hate the flat button design because I have to either put on my glasses or just slap randomly at where the button might be until I hit the right spot.

Just give me dials and buttons that go "click".