The real shame is - there are less and less PLAYERS buying keyboards. The average home buyer is expecting the thing to play itself. No one is taking serious lessons anymore unless they have a plan to go pro.

Who in their right mind would buy an expensive organ or piano, if they couldn't make it sound good? Auto arrangers and one touch play have turned modern living rooms into karaoke concert halls.

It's all about toys. We all need our toys.
I use keyboards to make my living, and there is not enough emphasis on the modern pro's needs. There is more attention given to the home market than the pro market these days. The manufacturers don't even relize how much the professional music scene has changed in the last 20 years. If they did - they would be making the gear we need .... instead - it's all plastic junk with flimsy switches and wobbly buttons, or it's heavy beasts with enormous cases !