I thought he was asking if "Finale" was as good as every other program, since he used notepad and liked it.
Finale isn't the "MOST powerful" notation software out there. It's good, but there are programs out there with more "power"..for example:
Cubase -
http://www.musiciansbuy.com/mmMBCOM/...xs_cubase4.jpg
compared to
Finale -
http://www.harmony-central.com/Produ.../000004965.jpg
(i do know that the Cubase screenshot just has a lot of crap open, but i don't believe finale has that many advanced options.) I say this despite the fact that I like Finale better than Cubase.