Theres a whole LOT of tec talk in your reply. I shouldnt have mentioned that word at all as it had nothing to do with my point. My point was just that the zoop is a pita to even just switch between air and nitrox. I hate trying to navigate it. It also doesnt support Air Integration which I think nowadays is a great feature to have on dive computers for rec divers. As for tec I may never get into any tech diving. Wreck diving possibly....maybe that is also tec diving im not sure.
But I feel if a diver is looking at dive computers that the sales employees should all be experienced divers and knowledgeable about all the products. I worked in the auto industry for years in sales and even a basic job like car sales I was required to know all the tech features of the trucks, sports cars, heavy duty trucks, suvs, electric cars, basically anything a customer came in and hit me with I needed the answer. And thats just for car sales where a salesman just needs a pulse to get hired, literally.
With scuba where the gear keeps you alive I would think most salespeople should be studying all the time. Funny thing though the person that sold me my first dive computer was diving for over 30 years I found out and didnt try to sell me anything or talk about any features on any computer. And she had been working there many years as she had shown me snorkeling gear years before.
I tried another LDS and had the opposite scenario and bought a ton of great gear there much later.
You can argue against reality...but it won't change it, and reality doesn't care what you think.
Also, the Zoop Novo is Suunto's entry level computer. You are perceived to be, at least by me, to be complaining that an entry level computer does not have all the bells and whistles you wanted it to have. The Zoop Novo has more features than its predecessor prior to the Novo designation. The Vyper Novo is the next model up and it has a few more features including wireless air integration. If you wanted more features you should paid for more features.
-Z