> 1. There are a lot of users that are just not comfortable with working at a shell prompt. Graphical editors mirror the basic Mac or Windows workflow (open fo

> 1. There are a lot of users that are just not comfortable with working at a shell prompt. Graphical editors mirror the basic Mac or Windows workflow (open folder, double click on file, edit) and key bindings. Emacs has nothing to do with shell prompts. It's a GUI editor as well. Emacs philosophy goes against Unix. I e.g. never use the terminal mode. Otherwise, your points seem on-point.