Actually, I think the disconnect might be with you,
If you don't like or approve of the ski, it is bad...and really now it is is just wrong, wrong for you.
It is perspective.
@Alexzn and I differed on the FX generations, he liked one generation more than another and I liked the other...does than mean either was better? Yes and no, depending on persecitve.
No, that's not the way I am looking at it. I think you and
@markojp are misunderstanding me. I may be arrogant, but not so arrogant to call something a bad, bad move simply because of my personal preference of the ski.
The way I'm looking at it is the Kastle MX was one of the most unique skis on the market. It's not easy to have a ski standout as differently as the MX did. Now if a larger company made the change to boost sales, i might be disappointed but I'd get it. The problem for Kastle is they are a lower volume boutique, and my guess is a big part of their sales was because it was so unique in the first place. And because of the changes, if the ski is less differentiated, their sales might actually decrease, not increase like they are hoping because 1) they are a smaller company with less marketing muscle than the larger brands, and 2) are at a notably higher price point.
So, central of why I think it was a bad, bad move isn't so much that the new ski may be wrong for me, but it is actually detrimental to the company, in my view. So I think you and
@markojp may not understand me. Well, in fact for sure
@markojp and I are on a disconnect, because his post implied he cares little of what it means for Kastle. He mainly cares about the MX89 on a standalone view without the other considerations I was bringing into the conversation.
So key to why I thought it was a bad, bad move was the context of thinking this is going to hurt the Kastle brand. And why i say, okay, if Kastle is successful with all these moves I will say I was wrong and even though I'm bummed about the MX89 change I will understand it is the right thing to do.
Edit: Furthermore, I have also stated that Renoun discontinuing the Z90 is also probably a bad move. I have never been on the Z90 so I'm not saying that because I like that ski and so not having it is bad, I'm saying it because discontinuing the Z90 might prove bad for the brand potentially. So if you go back to the Renoun Z90 thread you will see I make similar comments and is consistent view about a ski I have no personal affinity for nor have ever tried.