ok, but when you say: > Emacs defers to extensions for things that Vim does natively - and again, the result is those features are more usable and better integ

ok, but when you say: > Emacs defers to extensions for things that Vim does natively - and again, the result is those features are more usable and better integrated. Vim has an extension mechanism too. It may not be quite as flexible as Emacs, but it is much more flexible than most programs.