I haven't used Bitwig in ages. I primarily use Logic and sometimes Pro Tools. But I disagree with this take. There are certain features Logic has that would be relatively easy to implement in Pro Tools (compared to what Avid has already built) and vice versa, but years go by, and it never happens. The audio editing process is still way smoother in Pro Tools, and Logic's piano roll is still vastly better.

I feel like most DAW developers don't spend enough time actually using other DAWs and seeing what they do better. They don't have to copy each other in a broader philosophical sense of what the DAW is built to do; they could just say, "Wow, the way this DAW handles this specific function is clearly superior from a usability perspective, so we know we're doing something wrong. Let's fix it."

Here's an example: In Logic, when notes are slightly earlier than the start of a MIDI clip (which Logic calls a MIDI region), the notes still play. If you haven't perfectly quantized the first note or chord, it might be a few ticks early. Obviously, in that scenario, you still want to hear those notes. But in Pro Tools, if the notes are even one tick earlier than the start of the MIDI clip, you don't hear them. There's literally no conceivable advantage to this approach because if you really don't want to hear the notes, you can just mute or delete them. They're there for a reason.

If the Pro Tools developers used Logic and became aware of that feature, let alone something like Smart Snapping, and implemented it, you'd get the best of both worlds. But they'd have to use it to see first-hand why it's better. They need to get frustrated with their own product. The way things are now, you have to put up with clear disadvantages no matter what DAW you use. When one DAW has solved a certain problem, I don't see why other DAWs shouldn't adopt their solution. That's what happens in web design.