But the Koolaid is soooo sweet
I'm not really apologizing for Apple per se but this is just the typical cycle we see for Apple products. They announce x product which has a bunch of features but then a brouhaha develops over the one missing feature. After being blown out of proportion Apple eventually updates the software to add the feature and things quiet down until the next upgrade where yet again the cycle of histrionic bleating begins because of (insert whizbang tech of the moment).
Full ADC will be coming and it'll work like it should be there are likely some issues that need to be worked out. Logic 7 has some nice features but I'd bet dollars to donuts that a majority of work was internal plumbing that will continue with small updates. Dropping OS9 support means Logic Pro will now start to use more recent technology better but the first rule of programming is to make it work...and then optimize it.
Ease of use is Apple's goal though so I cannot see them keeping LP7 users in the cold too much longer. I'm just glad to see LP7 as a card carrying OSX application. This bodes well for the future.