Just a few more thoughts on the topic.
My well-meaning "provocation" (take a year off, fix all the issues), which is unrealistic for obvious business reasons, seems to imply that one has to choose between either more features or less issues / bugs / interface complexity. Such either-or choice shouldn't be the case, obviously. In an ideal world, a great product should have the ability to offer both more features over time, and a issue-free / not overly complex user experience. Now, I think most users (including myself) are happy to be patient with this non-ideal dichotomy because we realize the incredible value that BIAB offers and the incredible complexity of the program, and we realize that the two things are somewhat correlated - if BIAB was simpler, it would be easier to make it bug-free and user-friendly, but it would not provide as much value (and viceversa). But, at the same time, the two things at some point can become anti-correlated: too much complexity may actually decrease the value of the user experience. It's a fine balance to find and maintain.
So, my little provocation came from a place of true love, obviously. Just wanted to make sure that's clear.
Now, how much of that complexity do we actually "need", and who actually "needs it", that's another problem, and it's highly subjective. As an example, I don't use BIAB for learning or for composing or for mixing (unless we're talking making rough demos, which is not really mixing). I only use it for arranging, and then I do my mixing elsewhere. But that's only me, I'm sure that many others have very different needs. So, I just wonder ... how long this ambition of being a do-it-all, satisfy-them-all software can be sustained in relation to the unavoidable developing complexity and user experience complexity? At what point that increased complexity becomes counterproductive? Where is that fine balance I was mentioning above? I don't know. Maybe more specialized versions of BIAB could be imagined? (like, a BIAB version focused on learning, a BIAB version focused on producing / arranging, a BIAB version focused on composing, etc)? I'm sure that at PG have a much better idea about the direction to take in the future. Again, all these reflections come from a place of joy and love. Thank you PG for doing what you're doing. Keep it up!!