Roland is probably realizing that making long lasting products that persons could like for years is not the way to go.
They are seeing the light and probably taking a page out of Yamaha’s book and they are starting to create products that are lacking so that they can make a new product that addressed issues and lacking features in the previous product. Just like what Yamaha is doing with the Motif XS and XF and what they have been doing with the Tyros and PSR lines.