I do see your point. My first MPC was a 2000xl and when I saw the 4000 in the stores for the first time I was intimidated by the 4000's large screen and layout. But, when I got the 4000 and started using it I found it no different. And then having the 3000 as my third MPC, it's layout and screen are so simple and easy to use that it should have been incorporated into the 2000/2000xl! My 60II with 3.10 & SCSI looks the same as the 3000!
MPC 4000, MPC 3000, MPC 60II, S3000xl, Fantom G6, Motif XS8, Triton Studio, E-mu MP-7, Proteus 2000, Motif ES Rack, Fantom X Rack, Novation A-Station, ASR-X, a pair of Technics SL1210's and a pair of Technics SL-DZ1200's.