I don't know if they are or not, but that's besides the point; it's a mismatch to the rest of the groupset that was engineered by another company.

I'll take a full Shimano groupset vs a nearly full Shimano groupset mated to a crank by someone else. There's a lot to be said for the engineering synergy between components that come from one manufacturer that are truly engineered to work together in harmony.

I also am not sure where you got the idea I was saying Specialized was "cheaping out" (your quotes, not mine) using Praxis cranks, because I never said nor insinuated that was the case; I simply said they are the biggest offender when it comes to being hard to find a full groupset bike in their lineup. Virtually anything under $3-$4k from them is not going to be a full, matching groupset.