Well, first off, I don't think anyone would deny that there are nice features in Sonar that are either not available or limited in PT/RB. Even PG Music understands the users desire/need for other DAWs and they have that built into their software (plugin mode, for example). Also, even the Studio edition comes with some nice plugins that make it worth it to me. Overall, there is a benefit to having both PT and something like Sonar or Pro Tools.

For me, the biggest problem that I've had with PT is the ASIO problem with my system. I have to do a workaround for PT to enable input monitoring. It's not a complete deal-killer, considering that PT is so inexpensive, but I have ended up prefering Sonar for my tracking and mixing because of it. As others have mentioned, there are VSTs and other programs that don't work at all in PT. That's not something to dismiss. If you've purchased or been given a program like Jamstix, you have no choice but to use something like Sonar to run it correctly.

As for DAW announcements, well there are many DAWs out there that people use for whatever reason, so obviously there will many posts here about them. I don't think it's fair to assume that people are being disrespectful by mentioning another product that many of us use. Also, people do promote PG Music products outside: (From the Cakewalk Forum) http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2147048