oh good god, people. *DON'T PANIC*

I see all this as the normal Apple SOP; introduce a new product and evolve it over time.

Remember when people complained that the iPod didn't have this or that when it came out; same with the iPhone, iPad and even OSX?? Within in a year or so, the complaints faded away as Apple did their updates. So, I don't think there is any need to panic.

Of course as a professional, you *never, never, EVER* jump on a 1.0 product for mission critical work. You wait for at least few dot releases or for 2.0 when all of the kinks are worked out. We all know that Apple is exceptional at listening to their customers, so let them know your concerns and they will likely do the updates.

In the meantime, FCP7 will do *fine* for the next year or so, while Apple matures FCPX and we get used to using the new product. All this talk about jumping ship because a 1.0 product has things missing, is just plain silly. Make me think they've never seen a 1.0 release before ... smh

Again, I say, no need to *panic* people.