Can we make a case on #10 to curate? Often the best images are drowned out in the flood of bulk-uploaded attempts, and should be somehow identified, IMO.
In my experience with CS3 and ICE, ICE handily out-performs CS3 such that I never build panos in CS3 any more. I would assume that later versions are better, of course, but haven't had the money or...
Nice perspective on looking back instead of always forward. I myself was surprised when viewing my photos on a new monitor - they looked so much better than I remembered!