[Klaus]

The zoom range is rather short, at least for me, 24-100 would have been much better

They have to balance price and quality. The sensor is big for a digicam. I reckon a "24-100" would have a bigger protruding lens.

As far as pricing is concerned - the Sony RX-100 VI does offer a "24-200" but it has an insane price tag (and a smaller sensor).

The Canon G5 X has a "24-100" and a decent price tag but the lens isn't good. 
Panasonic's own TZ202 suffers from the same disease.

So I think it's good that the LX100II is what it is - albeit I'd hoped for a little more than just a sensor update.