Hi OSTexo!

@You : "...I see this all the time when I do UX for technical applications, a doctor, researcher or engineer will have just as much appreciation for a great user experience as a hobbyist or student..."

I totally agree!!!
So...you're on dev side too!! Good to know :)
I'm on dev side and UX usually takes at least one third of my developing time :)

@You : "...I would have preferred that McNeel picked a side when it came to Rhino / Grasshopper. Either they stick with the Rhino UX or go all in on the Grasshopper UX..."

Hmm....I don't know...maybe you're right but along the years Rhino has become so complex that now I can imagine is almost impossible for McNeel to take a different direction. I don't know.

@You : "...I believe the next wave of winners will be the companies that realize the importance of a great UX. MoI is well positioned in this regard..."

I believe too!

@You : "...Have you checked out the Internet Archive of old software? Can you believe DPaint is over 30 years old? It doesn't seem like that long ago..."

OH...Dpaint...what a lovely piece of human ingenuity it was!!!
Eternal UX!

Ciao.