If Stern or whomever is going to go the future way of LCD or whatever new display they choose, won't that have a PC driving it also?. As Freiherr mentioned it is generally the HD that causes issues. BTW I have a MAC which is AWESOME, excellent OS 
Some really mixed views on this thread. I would like to see if a manufacturer jumps in and expresses their operating system features and benefits?
The point of The light build conspiracy is probably a little archaic by now. All it really points out to me is that some manufacturers are greedy and cut costs buy using short cuts and inferior materials to manufacture.
Let's face it there is a market for Mercedes and for Kia ( as a obvious example ) I know which one I prefer if I could afford it.
Point is that, there are premium products and also products built down to budget specification which generally use old technology and spare parts.