I agree with you George. And, at the risk of doing what we all do, which is to second guess Jon, I think the product would be much better served by adding modules which add to the functionality of hte product and not links to labs all over the place.
The SDK kit is a great idea. There are a few of us out there already with software written to work directly with AC. And, Jon is rightfully worried that it will cause problems with the database or support issues. But, this is not necessarily the case as there is something such as Let The Buyer Beward.
Great example: Microsoft Outlook certainly has "hooks" for all sorts of addins. I used to use Sperry, but I think their code must be done in less than an hour. You could add one, but add another and Outlook would crash. But, I kept track as most would that I had just added a product and now Outlook didn't work correctly. So, I uninstalled the product. Most troubleshooting algorithms in the knowledgebase would suggest turning off your addons.
So, the same would work with AC. If the user purchases a module or addon that causes the program to crash, then the user goes after the author of the software. There are, of course, issues with database data, but that can be worked with as well.
