That's how it is in the keyboard market. It's not just Yamaha either. All the makers do this to keep their production costs down. They save money by using older technology yet we still get charged the "ground-breaking price".

They hold back on some features for a reason too. It's to keep their existing customer base (and gathering new customers along the way). Give you a taste.., but not too much because.., well they gotta sell that next model too.

It's unacceptable what ALL of the keyboard makers are doing with today's keyboards in regards to using very old and dated technology. Sure you get some bang for the buck.., but for Pete's sake a modern cellphone today has more processing power than some keyboards and they're a hell of a lot cheaper.

The keyboard makers don't get hounded too much for it.., but honestly how many of us actually crack open our keyboards (after the warranty is up) to see what they're "really" putting in there