...Speaking of which, I sometimes wonder what a new release might look like had ProVape stayed in business? Would the audience have expanded or had they run their course anyway and played it for all they could in their niche market?
That's interesting to think about. I think if they were still in business, it would still be an expertly engineered device using the best parts and construction available. But I think the unwashed masses would still consider a 2019 Provari as hopelessly outdated since the management was proud of never dashing from trend to trend. I was more or less in favor of that also, but not sure that's what sells enough today.
Even though they were great mods, the guys who designed them were sort of ducks out of water. Like with consumers not being able to upgrade them until the Radius. Throughout those ex-aerospace engineers' work life, user performed updates were never anything that even crossed their minds. I mean, the FAA is not too keen on a new software version just thrown out into the wild where users could use it whether they needed it or not. Though looking at Boeing recently maybe they should be.
Maybe the whole thing is why Pro Vape and Dicodes are so closely linked in my mind. Both were designed by engineers who worked in a field which demanded solid, reliable construction and perfectly accurate performance. Nothing against the guy in his garage who tinkers until he gets something to work, or just throwing electronic parts onto a pcb for the least cost possible- but there's a big difference.
So, the Provari tube would look pretty much as it always did. The Radius might have morphed a bit into more power and more user options, but I don't think anyone wouldn't know exactly what it was upon seeing it for the first time.
