SC - Market research

[joinashish]

Source: Grocket

Market research has shown that the newest model of E-Phone gained widespread popularity not due to technical superiority but through seamless and intuitive design.
Choices
A
gained widespread popularity not due to technical superiority but through seamless
B
gained widespread popularity not only due to technical superiority but also through seamless
C
did not gain widespread popularity due to technical superiority but through seamless
D
did not gain widespread popularity in consideration of technical superiority but rather due to seamless
E
gaining widespread popularity not due to technical superiority but also through seamless

Correct ans is A

Though A sounds correct but when I replace "due to" with "caused by" sentence seems awkward to me.

Is "due to" correctly used here? Kindly help.

[jnelson0612]

Hi,
I think this thread will help you answer your own question: due-to-vs-because-of-t3081.html