I never said or inferred that a “thread” must be balanced, on the contrary we must be realistic about how things, i.e. the software functions and there are still many shortcomings that must be addressed for the sake of the program going forward.
It was a major leap of faith on SB part to remake the mixer and commence an overhaul into the project page; this process started some time ago with the Mediabay and will in time pervade all aspects of the program until a modern UI is developed.
Personally, I am happy with the direction Steinberg is taking, my only concern is that there may not be enough time left in the current product cycle to iron out remaining bugs, inconsistencies and incompatibilities before the inevitable roll-out of the next whole-numbered version.