"Is this thread going anywhere"? The question was raised but I'm not sure why it was asked.
Let's face it, there are arguements for and against all three types of caliper and I've given my opinion. I can't help but feel that those who are "against" a digital caliper, and by that I mean those that don't share my enthusiasm, have probably had a bad experience with one that goes back a few years

I remember those not too good "good old days". Moving the sliding jaw too fast showed up as "error", moisture of any kind gave problems, buttons in places where unintentional thumb contact was too easy etc. Those days are as good as extinct, although, if the caliper used is a cheap super market "bargain" then old predjuces will survive. Thee's usually a reason for the cheapest products being cheapest.
If a digital caliper is treated for what it is, an easy, reliable, versatile, electronic measuring instrument, and not as a tool along the lines of hammer, chisel, screwdriver, bottle opener and whatever, then it will do the job it was intended for. There will always be jerks that try to be macho with their tools, just as there are also doctors with a drug problems, dishonest cops and bent politicians, so the perfect world just won't happen. The rest of us (you and me) should just have an open mind and apply common sense
Back when in Denmark, technical schools used up to half a day teaching students and apprentices how to use a vernier caliper. Nowaday I don't even think calipers are part of the curiculum - it's virtually all digital - at least as regards calipers.
I can still calculate square root using pencil and paper, but I'll bet that those of you that have kids realise it's a lost art!

Of course I now only would use a calculator - faster and easier.