I generally prefer several smaller tools that do jobs really well. Take for example type ahead. It's built into SSMS, but it stinks. Get a copy of Red Gate SQL Prompt and live in heaven. Other examples that come to mind, we have SCOM monitoring our servers, but getting it to do some of the detailed drill down on SQL Server is a pain in the buttocks, enter Idera's Diagnostic Manager. It doesn't do all the stuff SCOM does, but it does a few things very well. I could keep going, but I think the point is made. After all, you're probably reading this with a web browser. Why? You can open web pages inside Visual Studio, one less app on the old desktop. No? Too big? Too slow to open you say? Question answered.