Situations like approaching a hill or set of hills ... I will shift to the top of the small ring so I don't have to shift the front under load, and can work with the cassette alone ... A lot of times I drop two gears to shoot up a small incline and then go back up two gears after cresting the climb ... I don't want the bike trying to shift both derailleurs. I want that almost instant shift into exactly the gear I know I need.

Another product seeking a reason to exist. Probably invented by someone who doesn't ride.

Eight-speed IGH or CVT would make more sense for fleet bikes for people who have no clue.

In any case, this is either flies or fails. I cannot see any application outside of bike-rental shops, and then, only for people who would A.) need a full range of gearing (i.e. people who would be doing a lot of climbing and quick descending) and B.) would be novices---in other words, the people who wouldn't likely sign up for a bike tour that included a lot of hard riding, climbing and quickly descending ....