At least with SC you have a choice of settings. I personally prefer the 'sharper' response if only because heel and toeing is much easier since they changed the pedal box from the 996. It was easier to heel and toe in a 996 because the accelerator pedal was closer to the brake pedal. So I wouldn't buy a 997 without it unless they moved pedals back to the same relationship as per the 996.

And frankly IMHO it doesn't feel that sharp in 'on' compared to any modern superbike either

What they should do is map it as per SC 'on' for the first half of the travel then give us the other missing 50hp it needs for the second half of the travel when they release 2008 m.y.