I think Bitwig was made by former Ableton employees, so it has a very similar workflow. It's by far my favorite DAW, although nowadays, I'm trying to use Zrythm since I want to use as much open source software as possible.
Yes they do. Their one principle is to listen to what whoever their dear leader is at the moment tells them as if it's religious gospel. They act like a cult because they are in a cult.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Ay5tzHIBU