I see your point and I partially agree with you.

But there were more people nagging about the "Minolta hotshoe" and incompatibilities with various triggers etc., that Sony was somewhat "forced" by reviewers and camera communities to change the hotshoe.

Except for people like you and me who already own Minolta-hotshoe-flashes, people are applauding for the change...

Continuity will be guaranteed from now on I guess, they made is modern enough to fill our needs for decades to come...