I just don't think the success or failure will be determined by whether it's verifiably better. I also don't know how many devices have to sell to make it worthwhile. Either way, I'm not the market. But if Pogues article is the death nail then I've misjudged him.
At 16 I had a godawful emerson all in one because it had both cd and turntable. My dad had gotten me into music, with his marantz receiver and turntable, plus early cd player and high end aiwa 3 head tape deck.
I got a boneless master carved ham from costco, and sous vide'd it at 140 for 5 hrs, then finished it with a honey mustard seed glaze. No pictures, and it got wiped out at dinner.