Not only does the Minimoog lack pulse width modulation. It also lacks a parameter than can cover the whole PW range. (This is one reason the Minimoog is so recognizable on recordings.) Instead, you select one of only three pulse settings - a square and two others. These don't even include the width I most often use, which is just slightly off from a perfect square. Nor, obviously, does it allow for manual PWM. And then there's the three-stage envelopes. The list of shortcomings is long.
I think Moog is capitalizing on their deceased founder a bit too much. Listen to that video. It's as if they've revived Bob Moog for their advertising. This is sick.
The re-issue will certainly revive interest and fascination towards the most iconic of all synthesizers. But for how long could it last? I would expect a rush of orders, but once the staunchest Moogites have filled their platter, I can't imagine the Model D will remain a big seller. Folks will simmer down and start considering features again.
I wish they had put all the lessons learned from their last few products - especially the Sub 37 - into a substantially new design, even a Voyager Mk. II or a Model E. And I'm glad DSI doesn't follow this modus operandi. Even when they look back, they also look forward.
And the next re-issue will be...the Telharmonium. Start clearing out your basements, fellas. This baby's a big one!