I guess I'm kinda putting my foot in my mouth here, but...
after watching a bunch of videos and talking to a few people, I'm thinking I might pick up PT9 for some editing. I can't see myself recording or mixing in it(especially with the crippled ADC and automation), but it seems like this could increase my editing speed(and quality) by at least a little bit. plus I'll be able to open protools projects from other studios, and so on.
I could be a guinea pig for anyone here that is thinking about switching over? I could test things for people, take screenshots, etc...