There...you have said it. DL is more popular,but when vaping started MTL was more popular.What you have to take into account is my thoughts and reasoning isn't isolated to this forum as i post on 6 forums and Reddit, also i read threads and polls on other forums i don't post to and MTL while not being as popular right now as DL is much more popular in other countries than SA.
When someone found out about the clouds,mods etc. Everyone (mostly) went that direction and tried it. There are still people using Reo's mods daily and those using DL mods also try Pods and MTL tanks/RDA's in search of the best MTL experience but opt for DL instead due to the ease of everything DL.
The mods are bigger, batteries lasts longer,juices are mostly satisfactory.
And if this was all done in MTL a few years back. DL would be questionable now.
For example: diesel engines was made before petrol. So for all the cons of diesel(until recent) and not meaning the last year. It was slow stinky etc.
When petrol was faster, lighter and more developed.
Diesel has become more popular because of recent developments(my view) diesel prices has also become more expensive at times when previously it was considered a waste fuel( also my view)
The same with Eddison and Tesla until the latest craze of DC powered vehicles or/and also hybrids. Some convert and some don't while others have it just because.
So back to vaping.
More people would go from smoking to MTL if they tried it first time round and it was satisfactory and have DL steups as backups.
I also believe that this is the global experience with MTL.people are just not satisfied with it although the products are becoming better the previous experiences and disappointments with MTL vaping still scare people.(my view,other people might feel differently)