UPDATE:

Going down to two stars.  The lifespan of this shoe is abysmal.  I was absolutely right in my prediction, six months of wearing this shoe with a desk job, and I don't even wear them five days a week and they are completely shot.  The rubber, inner part of the heel has crumbled and disintegrated entirely caving in, meaning the shoes can't be worn at all anymore.  My heel now falls into the caved in portion of the shoe, I'll try to post pictures.  Also, the sole has split at the flex point on both L&R shoes and allows water to get in when it rains.

In the trash they go, back to Rockport and Ecco I go.

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ORIGINAL REVIEW:

So, I owned two pairs of what I would call the "old style" of these shoes.  They looked the EXACT same as what is pictured here on Amazon.  They lasted a decently long time for what I would consider inexpensive shoes.

The most recent pair of these Dockers I ordered, the manufacturer changed the sole style, but everything else is the same.  It no longer has what is pictured (as of 9/22/12) as the sole with what looks like pointing arrows.  The new style has rectangles within rectangles, and the flex points are in the wrong spot.  This makes the shoe pretty uncomfortable until they really get broken in because it feels it isn't flexing in the proper place.  Also, the new rubber compound seems to be much softer and is wearing out far quicker.  I've been wearing these for a little over two months, just to work, and the soles are already showing significant wear.  I doubt they'll last much longer than six months before they have to be replaced.

The old adage rings true, "you get what you pay for" when it comes to these shoes.  If you can swing it, get a pair of Ecco shoes, they last a LONG time and are of incredibly high quality but also cost twice, sometimes three times what this shoe runs.  It will also last longer, and look much better at the same time.