Inc. Yes, the Astra MRSP is less than the Cypres.
Opinions are widely varied and sometimes strongly held.
Resistance to change is also widespread. Unfamiliarity can breed anxiety. This can be specially true in skydiving where we are often placing great trust in life-critical equipment. Newer things are not neccessarily better. But by definition they may offer improvements or changes that are worthy of investigation before they are condemmed a la Luddite.