[demallien]

Also, isn't this just a straight up example of disrupting an industry? When the PC came along, it wasn't as capable as the minicomputer, but it let you have a lot more control over your own environment, and it was a lot cheaper. Or what about desktop publishing versus old page layout solutions. Not as capable, but way cheaper and way easier to use, it ended up completely wiping out the old typesetting systems.

I see FCPX in a similar light. It may not be as capable as the other video editors out there in terms of format support / workflow support (and I include FCP7 in the list of competitors), but what it does do, it does really well. FCPX is blazingly fast compared to the other video editors out there, and that is a killer feature. Over time we can expect Apple to provide better workflow support - they've already indicated that they are adding xml support and a few other things that will go towards addressing many criticisms of workflow changes. Format support, and in particular tape support, may get left behind, but in this brave new world, tape is less and less relevant.