It has always struck me as odd to hear that WP intimidates so many people. I guess since I've worked with it since nearly the beginning the complexity has melted away. That said, as a platform it's becoming more and more powerful which I can see how it might be overwhelming. In the end I think it really comes down to preference.
Terry - would be interested in hearing more about your experience after you've been on for a bit and grow your site. On the surface it seems like a fairly simplistic tool but I've been hearing a lot of positives about it's growth potential.
Sort of peaked my own interest, I might just have to find a spare minute to take a closer look under the hood.

