Simplicity is good mate. I use software almost exclusively but I still go by the same mantra. I rarely come out of Kontakt and one choice synth I am learning back to front, if I use vst effects then I need to convince myself and come up with a really good reason to do so

Have done the same for years now, it means I know what i do use very well indeed, and it helps give me a certain sound too.

Thats the problem with all this "free" software, often it doesnt actually help you as a musician at all, its a hindrance