[kmfrk]

As a Senz owner, was the grandparent a comment on company innovation or user adoption?

As great as the Senz is, it lacks one of a regular umbrella's most compelling features; its handle is inconvenient to use, and, combined with the lack of a pointy end, you can't use it as a walking stick of sorts. This also makes umbrellas feel less cumbersome, because they still serve a purpose, when it is not raining.

(And it also makes it more difficult to hum Singing in the Rain to yourself and pretend you're Gene Kelly.)

[jeremymims]

Yep, you just described my two biggest problems with my Senz. Add a curved handle and a pointed bottom (even just a replaceable metal nub) and now you've got the perfect umbrella.