It's a perfectly logical perspective, until they discontinue the Mach 3. Then what? For me it was the two bladed Sensor. That was the near perfect shave for me (from Gillette). But, eventually they decided they weren't making enough money and needed to charge more for each blade. How do you charge more for each blade and also ensure that the blades don't last any longer? That's right, you put them all in order behind the first.

What I really like is that single blade they put on the back side of some of those cartridges. Now, the floppy handle thing has me a little confused, but if you were marketing razors to a group of people that didn't have wrists, those would be perfect.

Wouldn't it be intersting though if the key to all of this happiness you get from a Mach 3 wasnt' the floppy head, or the multiple blades, but as you suspect just the sharpness? Wouldn't it also be cool if the sharpness were just a simple problem or oversight in your blade preparation? Wouldn't it be funny if I showed up at your house, rubbed my hand along your strop and said "Oh, no, that isn't right, that will never work your blade".

To me it sounds like the whole problem is rooted in producing the ultimate in sharpness and the problem is hovering somewhere over your strop . . . but that is just me.