Here's the No-Fork fork. Show us how it is not simple...
Actually mdcc did stated that the fork have the advantage of being the simplest one to produce, but the overall cost of the component outweigh that small advantage.
The conventional fork with multiple separate parts welded together does seem to be complex to manufacture, but a cheap and nasty unicrown has only 3 parts* and two welds (fork ends are just the blade tube squashed flat), where the No-Fork has at least 2 parts and one weld (the leg and the tube at the base to take the axle), so in terms of simplifying manufacture, you have little if any advantage.
Actually mdcc did stated that the fork have the advantage of being the simplest one to produce, but the overall cost of the component outweigh that small advantage.