You make it sound like a bad thing - whereas in reality it's just different.Originally Posted by Scott Kemix
It's cheaper, certainly - but easier? Not if you want to be original, creative, and phat.
You could argue that some people just buy hardware and then have easy phat sounds off the rack.
I'm not really plumping for either side - I think a bit of both is good (if only I could afford some hardware!).