Oxford1035,
Everything wears out. Even we humans wear out and spend our last years in peace, or pain, and then die.
So, if that can happen to humans, it can also happen to the machines they create.
I have broken some buttons and switches this year, after hammering my keyboard for over 8 years, playing a minimum of 190 live gigs per year, sometimes under stressful conditions.
The broken buttons were the result of me transferring the same force I had just used on my Piano, onto the T3s buttons.
So I blame myself, for using excessive force, and maybe the old age (over 8 years) of my keyboard for the broken buttons. Not Yamaha.
I am now 62 years old, and have used Yamaha products since I was 17 years old.
I have never had cause to complain about the build quality of their instruments.
I even had a Yamaha motorbike when I turned 18, that I crashed into a truck.
I blamed my wild lifestyle for that. Not Yamaha.
Sure, touchscreens will wear out, but not tomorrow or next year.
It might even take up to 4 or 5 years before they give up the ghost.
Still, I agree with Lee Batchelor, that what we are having here is just a healthy debate on Pros and Cons.
Best Regards,
Pianoman.