'Twas more fun to speculate
I'm not seeing a lot of innovation from any manufacturers lately. Maybe there is nothing new under the sun, but I'm more inclined to believe manufacturers are in survival mode, fighting a tide of cheap imports and dwindling disposable income/leisure time.
It can't be fun selling toys that never wear out if you take care of them. Maybe it's bound to happen--the industry is just maturing. I have yet to find the perfect marriage of form, function and affordability, in handguns, rifles or shotguns, however.
Time for a new Mauser/Browning/Petters to emerge and shake up the landscape. Accuracy, adaptability and style considerations should get us a gun that looks good, works well and is less expensive to manufacture.
The wait goes on.