@Morten Rand-Hendriksen - Thanks for stopping by and clarifying some of your points. I think we can all agree that at the end of the day, what matters is the end user. I think another example I could throw in here is the image editing features that were added. Just another group of features I don't use because I do my image processing/editing on my desktop outside of WordPress.

It's an interesting paradox. In the early days of WordPress, we wanted more features to be added to WordPress. 10 years later, we want features taken away. As for your MP6 example, I'm not sure if that is actually going to be added to core or if it will remain as an experimental plugin. At least some of the bigger ideas for WordPress can start out as plugins first, then be added to core when they are in demand or are ready.

I remember a few years ago in an interview I conducted with Matt where I asked him what was the overall goal of WordPress considering its userbase. I remember him saying that the goal was to simply democratize publishing and enable anyone in the world to get their thoughts published online. I don't know about you but I think WordPress as is does a fairly decent job at reaching that goal. A lot could be done to improve the process of publishing those words and removing anything that may be getting in the way of putting those thoughts and words online.