Is the microwave the perfect model for audio marketting?

It’s interesting to note that most high end audio equipment, other than newer combo preamp, streamer , DAC offerings is generally very simple & easy to use albeit may require some patience & tweaking to sound their best. 
 

Wrong forum but here goes: Cars today can be challenging to initially understand all their features but other than their higher prices & lack of individual, unique styling, are generally much better is just about every way. The plethora of safety features generally work very well & definitely save lots of lives & accidents. They don’t need tune ups every 30 K miles, oil changes every 3K miles, get much better gas mileage, handle better & stop shorter. I’m sure this will get some push back  & we all remember our favorite car from years ago but other than a few iconic muscle cars fro the 60’s & 70’s, most were mediocre at best. 
 

That said, the auto start / stop feature today sucks & a terrible idea. It should either be set at 5 minutes or go away. Excessive Starting & stopping an engine or motor of any kind is bad for it as well as the battery, starter motors etc. 

Recently I was one of three adults, combined age over 200, looking after grandkids under 4 in a new house with new appliances.

None of us could change the TV volume. The remote looked pretty normal, with volume and channel buttons. With random pokings we could get it to mute, but it always came back with an anemic volume level. Turned out that rather than just press the buttons, you had to push them forward or pull them back.

Naturally this called for coffee. The coffee machine was fully automatic (in principle), grinding beans and making a dozen beverage types. We could switch it on, select a coffee type, heat it up, make it rinse itself and repeat ad nauseum. But it refused to produce anything except flashing red lights and beeps.

The fridge was more cooperative, and did not even have an internet connection. The wine inside had screw tops so no searching for a corkscrew or need to break the necks off.

Turns out the coffee machine grounds bin was full. Intuitive!

I wish my post could be as fun to read as yours..

Thanks

@jonwolfpell the auto engine stop can be turned on/off.  Using it does no harm to the car since the entire starting system has been beefed up to handle it.

For me smart phones epitomize how humans now interact with appliances.  More features than you can use/understand, constant updates and replaceable every 1 to 2 years.  Though cameras, screen quality, CPUs and battery life have clearly improved.  Was there real consumer demand for these upgrades?  Sometimes new tech creates a need where none previously existed.