"I invented a lot of it, patented it, and many products are still being sold and used after 20 years! I just like my Cab1. The batteries last for years, it is always on with a key press, quills the horn, runs the trains. Good enough to relax and get my “fix”. "
My apologies. Rushing to post before our Easter Brunch with son and his wife 
. Should have read "Jon Z uses his cab-1L. And he has forgotten more about Lionel command systems than 99.999% of hobbyists know."
Point being each of us has our preferences. Contrary to what some think, those preferences have virtually nothing to do with one's expertise or insights. All about what one likes.
Lionel cannot please everyone all the time, but they've managed to do well enough to be the dominant manufacturer of starter sets and command technologies over the last 25+ years. Make that 120+ years. Give Ryan, Dave and their teams time, and they likely will find the sweet spot in the marketplace, albeit constrained by resources, including market size and money. It's easy for those of us who don't work within those constraints and realities to make decisions for them, with no consequences, of course .
