We pay a subscription for working software

Hmmm... Resolve gets used, but Baselight feature films is just as likely if not more.

Which division of Disney is editing in Resolve?  Feature films and feature-length animation are Media Composer as well as ABC episodic and on-air promos.   When Final Cut Pro classic ended the departments that used it switched to Premiere Pro instead of Media Composer.  (Imagineering was using Final Cut Express, switched to Pro, then switched to Premiere Pro).  When conversations come up about switching NLEs, it's either Media Composer to Premiere Pro or Premiere Pro to Media Composer.

I switched to Davinci Resolve about 6 months ago.  Best decision I've made to improve my editing and color grading work flow. It's fast, stable and intuitive,  The nodes are intimidating at first but once you understand how they work you'll be hooked.  I still have and use Premiere but only as a secondary editor for clips because right now, Davinci doesn't have the volume of templates and plug-ins Premiere has.  As soon as template and plug in support for Davinci catches up with Premiere, it's a wrap.

I actually bought Resolve a year or two ago......and yes it is pretty powerful. You DO have to have a fairly robust machine for it to be fast IMHO. But I love that it doesnt use the STUPID "cloud subscription" model.....though truthfully I expect that to change at some point, sadly. Remember, DR came about as a free add-on to their other color correction proucts.......DR has gotten a foothold in giving Adobe a run for the money , mostly by being CHEAP and having most of the functionality of Adobe....so it stands to reason that in time DR will follow the cloud subscription model.  DR is pretty robust, at least for the work I do.

Still, after editing on Premiere for a couple of decades, it is a hard road to hoe as they say, getting used to the many (many) differences in workflow.  I can accomplish things in Premiere in seconds due to muscle memory whereas I m searching for minutes for "how to do something" in DR. I suppose that would change over time.  Adobe's integration of audio, text and animation controls/apps is excellent and sorely missed at times when I have tried to use DR for a project.

But if Adobe keeps pushing things the way they are pushing I will jump ship and force myself to re-learn EVRRYTHING on DR.

For now, staying with the older version that works........hopefuly Adobe gets their head out of their rectums soon on this.....I am seeing people abandon them like rats on a sinking ship over this innattentiveness to what the customer wants/is saying.

Doesn't it tell you everything about the magazine you need to know? iMovie? That's a bit of a joke. You can drive a Tesla or you can drive a Ford focus… I'll take the Tesla thank you… In other words comparing iMovie to resolve is like… Well you get the picture.

or just switch to Davinci resolve and enjoy the excellent performance no matter what codec. Worked in Premiere + 10 years with commercials, music videos, documentaries tv shows (1,5-2hours formats). Once I got used to Resolve my mind was blown´how fast Resolve is with everything. Mac Pro 19 performance with Premiere is a joke. One single H264 clip in the Premiere timeline and performance is going down like the titanic.

Try putting some red footage in there… Maybe some 6K Red footage and it will bring your computer to a grinding halt. And it plays like butter in Resolve.