You're making an error of fact, I beleive. Nobodies workflow has been uprooted, as the previous versions of Final Cut Pro did not cease to work when FCP X was

You're making an error of fact, I beleive. Nobodies workflow has been uprooted, as the previous versions of Final Cut Pro did not cease to work when FCP X was released. If they wish to migrate to the better way of doing things then they can do that at their own pace when they are comfortable migrating their workflow. It is not at all silly to say that a significant improvement in the UI for editing video is something that everyone who is creative with video will appreciate. Given the responses (including the ones in this thread) from people who are unhappy with FCPX, it is clear that they are not from people who are creative editors, but from people who are doing a rote job. IF you are creative, having more creative tools is always going to be a benefit. Your editor analogy is not appropriate because Emacs and Vim are comparable. A better analogy would be "its like saying that anyone who's a creative person would rather work with paint brushes, canvas and oil paint than dirt, fingers and a similarly colored rock wall."