But soon there will be no alternative available! I don't deny that lots of gears should be at the disposal of cyclists like you, Chris, who thrive on difficult challenges and actually can use them, but I still say it's not fair that EVERYBODY including the great number of everyday commuters and basic-transportation cyclists, will be forced to spend lots of money for more trouble-prone, exotic stuff than they will ever need, and which they didn't want in the first place.

Once again the comparison to the software business cries out to be made, so I'll make it in this sentence.

Greed, greed, greed. Pure and simple.