Good point but either way it looks like the Softride concept only cushions the arse. It's still a hardtail as far as yer feet goes.
'cept on a seatpost, the post comes outta' yer a$$. On the Softride, the beam extends from the front.
One is better for the ego of the insulant commuter.
This all said, let's talk about people that use the False Creek seawall as a commuter route at 40kph…. find a road and ride on it.