I can tell you that in my case, at least, you were wrong. I saw these in a CVS Pharmacy and was curious... I didn't know Safety Razors still existed, frankly. So I used a store coupon and bought one of the Micro Touch Ones back in August of this year for $10 (after my coupon) + tax.
Now, 3+ months later, I have over 50 vintage and modern razors... Including two straights, a couple of single-edges, and a whole lot of various double-edge safety razors, from an Old Type to a new Edwin Jagger.
So... maybe it will have turned some people off to wet shaving. But in my case, it created an obsession :)