Diki,
Funny but I agree with your post about merging the WS with the Arranger - I doubt it would hurt any sales at all - just the opposite in fact.
And - that just may be what Korg has in mind for their next big reveal.
Bill G
Don't feel bad about agreeing with me, Bill! I get it right every now and again... even a stopped clock is right twice a day!
Don't forget, guys... the Arranger/WS hybrid is being talked about in the context of what PROS need. Most arrangers are already simple enough (in fact, most of them are far more complicated than most home or amateur users will ever need or use!).
But amateur or pro, nobody ever says a WS needs to be simpler... I'm not sure why the arranger market needs such dumbed down products. All the arranger needs is an OS with the hard stuff buried in sub menus, and the easy stuff at the top level.
Win/win...