I can certainly understand how some may interpret having a feature pulled as bait & switch. In JR's defense though, they are generally added late in the development cycle of each version and thus are considered experimental...or as a preview of coming attractions. The only exception to this I've personally seen (and mentioned by a2) is the pulling of TV/DVD playback in MJ8 (which was put in early and pulled late).
I'm using MC purely for audio, and still rely on other prog's to get the music into it. So...I'm using it at about a 5/10ths level, and can't really comment on whether a feature is "finished" or not (such as HairStyle). I can say this...every function in MJ8 (396) at home here seems to work well and I would expect MC9.1 to reach that same level of solidity on the vast majority of comps.
Maybe JRiver ought to have sort of a roadmap for each version (starting with V10), laying out the expected feature list. This list would surely be subject to change, but an outline for what is intended may appease folks who are upset now. Consolidating the posts in Matt's "V10: Turning the tables" thread would be a good starting point.
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