DG points out exactly the 4 biggest reasons for having this product for most people. Adding the network feature to that list makes it the ultimate to have right now on the market for me. I simply cannot WAIT to be able to have a one button push for "learn" mode. Talk about an unbelievable memory saver, and time saver. The other thing is preserve mode, dear god this will save me so much time because I often do a save as and have two running copies of my project that I flip back and forth from.
Example, I am working on project 1 and I like the patches used, most midi data is recorded and done and the piece is really coming to life. Then I save it as project 1 reverb testing. At this point I go manipulate all kinds of parameters and play with the mix etc in this new environment without screwing up my perfect base line project. After I find the right mix, I apply it piece by piece to my original project. It works for me and I will be so happy to be able to tab back and forth without waiting 5 minutes for a patch reload.
I am not speaking on behalf of VSL here but for those of you on PPC why don't you try it out first before jumping to conclusions it won't work? It may not be supported but Logic 9 also said (no way in hell will we run on a G5) and sure enough, thousands are doing it. If it works, I just wouldn't suggest doing any updates to it unless you're protected by a backup. You might get lucky who knows.
Maestro2be