If Adobe does indeed take this position, and their rivals at Articulate or elsewhere eventually claim the leading positiion in e-learning turf, then Adobe would have no-one to blame but themselves for under-rating their own excellent authoring app.
I think this product deserves a lot more airplay than it currently gets on the Adobe website. I get a regular email about what's on Adobe TV. Despite the fact that I know Captivate tutorials are being put up there, Captivate is NEVER mentioned.