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Actually I think that two editions of Illustrator could be a good idea.

We could have an Avant-garde Illustrator, which will include all the new features (live trace, live color, blob brushes, etc.) and all the good things that make working with it a really �enhanced user experience�. At each new upgrade a lot of new great features will be added; maybe sometime new features will introduce little bugs, little crushes, few extra nodes, few more lost files, some new error messages, but those are just little details that generally don�t take away the pleasure of upgrading.

Then we could have a Classic Illustrator. This edition will have all the present features that just cause serious problems and crushes removed; everything that makes a �not so enhanced user experience� should be gone.
Get rid also of some basic bug that has been there for ages, by now they should know where they are.
Some people may not like this stripped down version, but others may enjoy a not so exciting and eventful workday. Less lost files, maybe a few more steps to complete our illustrations, but don�t we all know how to draw? Otherwise the Avant-garde crashware will always be available for purchase and upgrade.

How Adobe could convince people to buy this basic version? Easy, add few little insignificant details to it.
Just some old stuff that has been there for ages:
Complete the capabilities of the pen tool including the ability to retract the outgoing handle on the fly without loosing the orientation, differentiate the smooth and symmetric condition, switching smart guides on and off without loosing the path, etc.

Add basic support for geometry and geometric basic shapes, including dragging a circle from point A to point B (not its bounding box only), 3 points circle, divide a segment by N, add normals and tangents (we are not talking CAD here, but basic drawing capabilities).

The list could go on for a while, but this list already exist, it has been in the features list of most other vector programs for the last fifteen years or so.

Alfredo