Kevin,
I do agree. When something is BETTER, it benefits all.
However, not all is better, just to accommodate some, who liked a certain status quo, that does not exist.
I am a perpetual "student," so I am always ready to learn something, that is truly better.
Some, however, only seem to want what they once knew, regardless if there is a better way out there. We still see folk, who insist on intermediate files, though PrPro handles things natively. They just do not wish to move on from what they knew, and do not wish to hear that there IS a better way. I would feel that Adobe was doing a disservice, if they went with intermediate CODEC's, just to make some happy.
Improve, but do not ruin a great program, just to satisfy some.
Hunt