As a Senz owner, was the grandparent a comment on company innovation or user adoption?

As great as the Senz is, it lacks one of a regular umbrella's most compelling features; its handle is inconvenient to use, and, combined with the lack of a pointy end, you can't use it as a walking stick of sorts. This also makes umbrellas feel less cumbersome, because they still serve a purpose, when it is not raining.

(And it also makes it more difficult to hum Singing in the Rain to yourself and pretend you're Gene Kelly.)

Yep, you just described my two biggest problems with my Senz. Add a curved handle and a pointed bottom (even just a replaceable metal nub) and now you've got the perfect umbrella.