The point of the article is to describe the printing press as an advancement of the technology of movable type. It is also important to point out that the press was really just one of many components that made the Gutenberg approach superior to the techniques that existed in Asia at the time.

The press was not that big of a novelty. Described more in detail here: https://erikexamines.substack.com/p/why-was-the-printing-pre...