Do you think Roland just figured everything is going the Ipad way, and rather than put in a touch screen, just promote their software to mate with the Apple pad? Then the expense of having a large touchscreen would fall to the user/consumer (having to purchase an Ipad) rather than to them in manufacturing. Of course, they already HAD a working touchscreen and a software tweak would have mad it work with the BK I'm sure....that's the hardest part to understand.......