If you try to make something idiot proof they will just build a better idiot. I am in a position to say this with some degree of confidence.
The SS takes all the major safety features (riving knife mainly) and adds one the is unavailable anywhere else. I don't believe they are idiot proofing the saw, just removing one method of injury that often occurs when people engage their hands before their heads.
Anyone here remember when anti lock brakes first came out. People all over were complaining that they were no good, would fail and all sorts of other problems. Now they are standard and have prevented an uncountable number of accidents and reduced severity of who knows how many more.
Unless you build it yourself you are unlikely to find the perfect set up. Take the pros vs the cons and if the pros win buy it.
Joe
JC Custom WoodWorks
For best results, try not to do anything stupid.
"So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause." - Padmé Amidala "Star Wars III: The Revenge of the Sith"