Just more Veblen Goods then…meh. What in your estimation makes this “premium quality”? To me, the industrial design is hideous.
Frankly, I am not a fan of its quirky design, or the marbles!
However, you be surprised how many like them:
- They are different! , to some that is good. Occasionally, people have come to me, asking in wonder,
What is that?
- you can drive a car over one, and it would most probably survive!
- the tactile buttons can be useful for people who have bad eyesight, bad movement in their fingers, i.e.
Me after a few beers in a dark room, listening to Pink Floyd.
So it is not just the looks, it functions in a peculiar manner.