I remember when BMW came out with their system and all the journalists hated it. Now it’s the bees knees. Lol
I remember that too! It was the original iDrive in the 7 Series. As you say, they slated it. I never understood why, as I thought it was great but the latest system is brilliant. From my experience, the Audi system is a very close second, which is a surprise given how bad the VW system is!