I know some remember trying to find an Avid to get on during the weekends or on week nights with a reduced rate and hopefully with someone who could half way run it.
You may not have had much time or space to do what you wanted. Renting a few external 9 gig hard drives was not cheep and some basic things took a while.
Now, Apple will have to decide how hard they want to compete in the future.
Apple burned some bridges to get fcp going and a lot of people sided with them and have counted on them for years so I hope they continue to move in the right direction.
I love Apple but I appreciate other companies and what they have to offer as well.