Is it just me?

Is it just me or is the quality of bindings going down. I feel like the old style bindings lasted forever. I am going on my 5th pair of bindings in the past 3 seasons. Heck I gave a pair of old hyperlite bindings to a friend 4 years ago and they are still going strong. There is no telling how many people have learned how to wakeboard in those things. On the other hand the comfort of the new ones is hands down better. So I guess its a trade off. Comfort for reliability. Not to mention the cost going through the roof on the new ones. I just feel like the old saying "you get what you pay for" does not apply to wakeboard bindings.