In the end: Who cares? Sure, from an academic perspective this might be interesting. But in the end it's the users who will pick the tool. And they will figure

In the end: Who cares? Sure, from an academic perspective this might be interesting. But in the end it's the users who will pick the tool. And they will figure out the things the tool can not express in the first week after release. So: Focusing on increasing expressiveness and ergonomics should beat academic rigour.