Well it finally occurred to me what's "bad" about REAPER. Too many of it's users feel the need to have their choices justified by having "the big boys" come on board. Search "big boys" and you'll see what I mean... you'll hit a ton of pages.
So ... that's "bad", the subconscious inferiority complex that make so many people feel that the "big boys" have to use REAPER or recognize how good it is to make it "legit".
On the one hand they're idiots for using PT and the like but on the other they're being wished for to come on board to give REAPER more legitimacy.