Americans love to be told things are New and Improved when in fact most of the "improvements" haver no real-world value but those that think of themselves are Experts and sophisticated will swear they are all about the new thing and how much better it is. The actual truth is the Emperor is naked, and the "new cloths" are just advertisers fooling people. The 270 is going strong and has been doing so for close to 100 years.
