Notation is still a growing field and has yet to mature, as Coda's developers learn how to include more aspects of notation control, which constantly changes the data structure.
Eventually (soon?) Finale will reach maturity and will be able to maintain a constant data structure across releases.
I can accept that argument to a degree. However, the format will need to continue to evolve -- maybe not on every single release -- but change in the data structure is inevitable. MakeMusic really needs to adopt an "extensible" data structure that will permit forward AND BACKWARD compatibility. The techniques for this are extremely well known among seasoned software professionals. When you have the right framework, it is not a difficult programming challenge.
And let me be clear. I'm not suggesting that MakeMusic should spend any resources doing SaveAs for Sibelius or any other non-Finale product. If I really need to transport files to Sibelius, I'll work out the MusicXML procedure. But effective collaboration WITHIN the universe of Finale-based composers and arrangers dictates that we must have the most straightforward file sharing across releases.
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