Absolutely! There are many and various directions the whole thing could be taken that aren’t what Scapple is trying to do. The thing is to understand what Scapple is about and find some small ways that move things forward - things that make Scapple that bit better at doing exactly what it is trying to do. And do so without getting the way of the learning curve. User trials with naive users can in fact be a particularly good way to do this.
IMO, Scapple is what software should be: it does one thing, and it does it well. (Why, yes, I am a Linux geek.) Plus, unlike some other mind mapping software, it doesn’t force you to have one (and only one) root node.
Next thing you know, people will be demanding a blue background with white text on everything.
I thought this was cleared up before… black background with green or orange letters.
Don’t you mean UNIX, not Linux? 
Oh no. Don’t get me started…
Linux != BSD (OSX) != Solaris != Minix != Unix
They have some common traits based on SysV and other implementation standards, but they are not all the same. Having worked in all of them I can tell you without hesitation that all these “derivatives” are very much unique.
OK, I can’t help responding, specifically to the “money” part. Scapple costs fifteen dollars. Fif. Teen. Dollars. That’s less than most bags of groceries. Less than some people spend on Starbucks in a day. Less than two movie tickets. Less than three (maybe two?) fashion magazines. Yes, I realize that for many people it’s a meaningful amount of money, but for those people that can’t afford to take a risk, there’s the demo!
If you want to complain that it’s a lovely tool and it’s a terrible waste not to have it also do X, Y, and Z…OK, I will probably still disagree with you. But you’re really complaining about the money?! I read about the tool elseforum, came over to see what it is, and bought the thing without bothering to spend more than ten minutes with the demo. If I use it for even three months, it will have paid for itself.
While Scapple might not have been update for years, I’ve continued to use it nearly daily. It’s simple, effective, and manages even the biggest plans. I would love to see some refinements, but that’s all. It works great as it is. Make it more complex, and it will weight too much, and no longer be that wonderful blank plan over which to allow the mind to fly freely.
Paolo
Yes, I know. Worked with most of them myself. My point is that UNIX is the one with the “many small tools, each one doing one thing well” philosophy (excluding emacs), Linux not so much (witness the last decade’s worth of kernel drive bloat, not to mention some of the associated subsystems). 
I agree with this and bought Scapple over the weekend.