Activety on 2/70/23 deminished a lot here since the Novices also have access to some H.F. bands, as i predicted when they introduced the idea.

I still have my Yaesu FT 847 with Collins filters, the Ft 100, both 160 - 70 ra'dio's and the FT 2000 D main radio.
The FT 100 is used seldom here on 2/70, used more as FM radio to p-ick up local news radio, sometimes for going to a repeater.
99% of the time i'm on H.F. like most of my friends, and i believe the situation in Europe is the same as here, in all these countries the Novices have access to H.F. and 2/70 is seldom used, just some mobile stations from the car, or local nets.

In thaat reality a new radio ( all mode) for 6? 2 70 23? will not find a large group of potential buyers, so not really feaseble project for the big brands.
A H.F. to 70 radio might be still attractive for some, but the majority picks a H.F. to 6 radio as main model.
Maybe the situation over the pond in the USA is different but that is reality here.