New interview with Sony managers (recap)

Here is the recap of a recent Optyczne Q&A session with Sony managers in Tokyo:

The Sony a9 didn’t come with a tilt screen because emphases was on strength and durability.
Sony could add touchscreen features to the a9, but they are working on a lot of requests at this time.
They aren’t planning on altering eye autofocus
Sony isn’t planning on modifying the menus again
Sony hoped to make a full frame when they first launched NEX-5, but didn’t have anything in the works due to technological limitations.
They were shown the Sony Square, which is an exclusive showroom see their post for more details.
Doesn’t sound like A-mount is growing at all, but E-mount is growing dynamically.
Said A-mount and E-mount will continue to exist together.
Sony isn’t currently planning on producing a medium format camera.
Sony plans to develop long/fast telephoto lenses.
No plans to add in camera encoder.
Sony doesn’t have plans to use their Foveon design in a camera yet.
G Master lenses are full frame only at this time.