Every once in a while we have to make a switch. I go way back to Freehand, and did not like switching to Illustrator, but it wasn't a particularly big deal. But when I tried CD, I just couldn't get the hang of it, and couldn't waste any more time trying to. I almost never get the Corel file, like every few years, so Illustrator it is. The funny part is, some of the recent Illy updates changed things that didn't need to be changed, but I worked it out.
Steve