And this is different from the gazillions of sampled/synthesized 808’s exactly how? 
It’s not like the real thing had dynamics or complex waveforms and it’s really hard to sample/synthesize… What could possibly have Roland added besides a new fancy box?
Right, I forgot, the world of pop music is very similar to the world of Wall Street: everything is just an illusion and as long as it looks shiny and new and gets a lot of press, it’ll sell…
