Quoted from wayout440:Evolution of technology my friend, just look at past history
Your consumer electronics argument only works if each generation is cheaper than the previous. Otherwise built in obsolescence can't be justified. Since spike costs more than Sam the consumer won't continue to buy and will choose alternatives if we were really talking about that. But pinball is too small to actually capture any of those economies so the consumer has more power if they choose to use it. You are suggesting they don't