Now that Apple has “improved” iMovie with its latest iLife suite, there’s an opening for MovieMaker to leapfrog its competition. I hope it does. There’s no reason why established techniques can’t be pushed down market. I think Apple went the wrong way here–unless they are viewing iMovie 08 as a freebie.
Some Mac sites seem to disagree. They like how iMovie is repositioning itself and that for those that need more they can upgrade to Final Cut Pro (or use or download a previous version of iMovie if needed).
I don’t think YouTube and the other Internet video sites have changed the game enough to justify paring down the iMovie app. In fact, I think the opposite is true: The game should be to add capabilities in an even easier and more pleasurable way. iMovie went the wrong way in my book, but oh, well.