Will Lion make FCPX better?

Hi Guys
I'd appreciate any thoughts whatsoever to help unscramble my brain regarding my below query about Final Cut Pro X, which I currently do not own (have FCS3).
Based on the short article below, thanks to the imminent arrival of MacOS X Lion, could 3rd parties do "interesting things" to Final Cut Pro X?
"In MacOS X Lion, AppleScript apps have access to all the operating system class libraries. Third parties might be able to do interesting things with AppleScript access to Final Cut Pro X data using specialised commands in an AppleScript menu within the application."
http://alex4d.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/secret-fcpx-xml-multi-user-editing/
I'm no programmer, but by "interesting things" I'm wondering whether 3rd parties might be able to bring extra features to the color grading aspects of FCPX and also extra features to the sound editing aspects of FCPX?
I'm thinking in terms of how programmers create extensions for the likes of Chrome and Firefox. Do you think something like this could be possible with Final Cut Pro X thanks to Lion? If this was possible, could it make FCPX a much more attractive proposition for professional editors?
Peter

Hi
I'm also getting Choppy playback working on my mac mini, even using proxy.
(at home) I'm on FCPX 10.0.3,  OS 10.6.8
Mac Mini 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo
4 GB Ram, but only 256MB VRAM.
Is the small VRAM causing this issue? I've been editing the same project from a FW800 Hard Drive for several days and never get the type of choppy playback when at work on an 2010 model iMac. Same version of FCPX and 10.6.8.  That's all I know at the moment im afraid. I can update the iMac details tomorrow morning.
Do I need a faster Mac Mini at home? Should I go to Lion?
Any help will be very much appreicated.

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