The audience for that Arabesque stuff is an attempt to avoid the universal Japan parts. Its distinctive. For that, I like those components.
It's funny too as the majority of cyclist today on modern bikes look at anything with dt shifter as a PITA. Doesn't matter if Campy, Shimano, Suntour.... and all the French combined or what level. Its baffling to them. Meh, whatever the pitfalls of the Arabesque, I'd still accept it.