Jim,
I feel your pain... I also in the back of my mind am always looking for something different that will do it better, give me more choices, make my gigging life easier vs the Traditional gear, KB's, software, we now use & are used to .......hopefully as technology improves at a rapid rate people will realize their own specific needs & try to search for what their little nitch in the music world, put together out of all the gear, software, etc availabe and try to compile a rig that is perfect for them personally to achieve their goals musicaly. This is the future and if you dont stay on top of it you will fall behind technologicaly.....manufactureres know this obviously and tend to string us along....but I see a trend in fustration as you above mentioned making many rethink options & that is a good thing, we have the power as consumers to make changes......good luck in your quest, it will become a reality for sure

[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 10-13-2005).]