I always think its a shame that when WGT bring out new equipment, more often than not, it replaces another piece. It would be nice to keep the old equipment in the shop. I understand the 5 dot rating system is limited and the new stuff is often more expensive, WGT won't want a cheaper substitute available, but there must be a way. Maybe 'de-rating' the old equipment on new purchases.
Also, I understand courses being slow with the amount of work involved in mapping a course etc. but I don't understand why equipment releases are so slow (the same issues?).