I gotta wonder how much new users that are tight for cash (like me) affected the decision to drop the remote. It was cheaper to buy the full app for my phone than it was to get a remote. Plus I can recycle my old smart phones and put the app on those for when friends come over. Those friends wouldn't ordinarily run trains at all but now I can put a smart phone in their hand and say "let 'em rip tater chip!"
I definitely understand the argument for it being nice to hold something besides a phone but I'm just glad to see DCS living on in general!
