In reply to Richard.

@Richard: One of the main reasons the first version of Dorico doesn't have every feature that Finale and Sibelius have, aside from the hopefully obvious fact that Finale and Sibelius have been in development for decades now, is that we are aiming to complete every feature we implement to the standard required by professional users. It takes time — a lot of time — to develop high-quality, capable software. In the end, nobody is going to force you to buy Dorico. If you don't think it represents good value for money for you, then simply don't buy it. But if you are serious about making music notation on your computer, then I think you owe it to yourself to give Dorico an impartial look.