I guess you're entitled to your opinion. I'm not looking for a generic remote that just has basic buttons like you suggest, but I'm also not looking for a remote that forces things on me like the harmony appears to. If you want to be brain dead while the remote does it for you, be my guest.

I want a remote that has a lot of extra buttons to map all of the options I need for my equipment--hopefully without having to scrolls through multiple pages on the LCD. I'm thinking an MX-500 might be a better option at this point.