Heh. I know my motivation when I go looking for a new To Do List manager: it means that I hope I can find software that magically does my work for me. :-)
I'm a Franklin Ascend diehard. I dislike the new versions of the program, which are way too cluttered. I'm still using v7, which came out in 1999 – fast, basic, elegant.
BUT – I keep searching for a NEW, better, much-improved To Do List manager.
I'm trialling The Master List; looks promising. It's not cheap, at $79.99, but if it works as advertised, it will be.