I'm not really sure what this means. Capture One is said to be a very good raw converter, although I haven't used it.
In spite of the line suggesting some type of simpler program will emerge (enthusiasts want professional-quality tools but don’t want to be bogged down with features and functions they won’t use), I'd say that most other programs that micro$oft gets involved in quickly become much larger and more unwieldy. Eg Foxpro, Autoroute etc.