Re: Might Be An Interesting Read

Proprietary worked for Apple with their consumer products (so far, let's see what the future will bring), it didn't do them well in most other areas and more often than not turned out to be a waste of time and money for the adopter.
FCP was a success because the of the back-then incredible price point which essentially devaluated the entire NLE market. The idea was to push hardware sales via "subsidised" software and it worked. That need is gone.
Reading through your other posts in this threat and others (put on that Kevlar vest) where all this might lead to, why they did it and what not, I seriously think you'd be great in one of those Hitler-in-the-bunker spoofs on Youtube. Pushing around imaginary armies and proclaiming final victory when things went pretty much pear-shaped long time ago.