From what I’ve read and seen on the demo, WordPress 2.5 looks like a huge improvement, especially to the publishing tool, which has been one of WP’s big weaknesses IMHO.

The question is whether the publishing upgrades are enough to attract people like myself who prefer to user third-party software such Ecto, BlogDesk, Microsoft Live Writer, BlogJet, etc. I’ve been using Ecto for the past 18 months, mostly because it can handle the insertion of images (graphics, photos) in a more user-friendly way than WP.

That said, I’m looking forward to when my host, A Small Orange, offers WP 2.5 to see the upgrade in action.

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