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They're a big (evil?) corporation.
They're a bit boring/unimaginative.
They built their name from good quality, well designed, forward thinking bikes then threw it all away in the name of profit (far from alone in this I know).
They're very indicative of the "you need a carbon racer with DI2 to commute to work" culture perpetuated by the UK's cycle industry.
The down tube barrel adjusters are always seized on them - indicative of the type of rider that buys them and the type of use they get.
They used an indecipherable combination of shite quality headset components for a while meaning that once the original shit the bed it was mission impossible to remove the old one and clean everything up adequately and virtually impossible to get a properly fitting replacement.