Stern ain't going anywhere. Only putting its itself in a better position. I'm no big fan boy but it's Sterns NIB machines that have created such a buzz in this hobby/industry. You really can't blame them for finding the top of their market all businesses are doing it nowadays.
I was in bestbuy a few days ago they had three different televisions for sale at 19995. I thought that was kinda crazy but it told me one thing. Someone's pay it!