First of all. I think that
NERO has done a terrific job in the past and I expect it will continue to do so. Nero has gotten large because the market place, in general, requires the suite to compete.
I use Burning ROM and recode often and other particles of the suite sparingly. The same goes for Office. I use some of the programs regularly and the rest I use sparingly to not at all.
I have found the software reliable and the support department responsive. We sell and install a lot of software and we have had much better luck with them then their competitors.