all very interesting
you weren't as shouty and angry as i expected :) ..... some might say "real life" affable.. in fact
probably explains why the advance curve set in a points distributor from the factory differs so from the curve in an electronic...
they chose which compromise they wanted to live with,
mechanical switch that wears out, burns out, limits current and involves some owner skill to replace and set up or 2 of them that takes even more skill to set up
or
an electronic switch where the timing varied in what was probably, with one manufacturer and a known supplier of parts, a predictable way, that could be masked by a different curve...on a system that involved less skill to set up.... 1 brass feeler gauge and a light.
after all doesn't matter what happens before as long as the spark arrives at the right time
cost of support and ease of ownership won out...
Dave