Personally, I prefer real playlists, and think that abandoning them in favour of soups is a symptom of underdeveloped personality.

We wouldn't abandon them, they would still be there for those who liked them. It would just make it simpler for people who want to throw music on the player without creating playlists. There have been a few newbies on this BBS who have had that very problem: They put the music on the player but don't know how to play it because it's not in a playlist.

It would make my music easier to organize, because I primarily do artist/album trees with a few specialized playlists.