Last year, one of my friends was considering upgrading his DCS digital stack to the new APEX version, and around 10 of us accompanied him to the dealer for the audition. The dealer had both the old and new versions on display, so switching could be done in less than a minute.
In the end, half of us preferred the new version, and the other half preferred the old one. So, which is better just depends on your preference!
So half of you must have been WRONG!!!!