What a bunch of malarkey. The analogy you have drawn is like saying that John Irving's novels are uninspired because he wrote them on a typewriter instead of writing them out by hand. Phewwwwww.Finale allows me more time to be creative and exacting in my work because of the flexibility it affords. No erasers or writers cramp. I can understand that some will always prefer score paper and pencil and it certainly has its place in my work; but I'm sold on Finale for saving time and facilitating my creative process.