Thanks very much for your prompt and concise response Chris!
It is unfortunate that we currently do not have a basis for comparison. It is comforting, however, to know that you are on top of the situation and can provide an assurance to current customers. My customer is a prospective Publish purchaser. Their concern is if Publish: i) will be evolving on a parallel path with DNN publishing capabilities, or ii) will it diverge to offer more or better publishing capabilities. My response was to say that if Engage Publish was to continue to survive ii) is the more likely scenario.
After studying the Engage Publish architechture alongside DNN, it occurred to me that if you would incorporate the HtmlText table into your design it would make the purchase decision easier. I mean, if I can tell my client that they can start using the Publish module and, if circumsances make it desireable, switch to DNN core content management, the decision is only about the cost of the module, not the cost of transferring the content.
Your dilema, I suppose, is would this capability enhance your marketability or damage it. I think it would be a significant selling feature, but, if ii) above was always true it would hardly ever be implemented.