To me "success" embodies more the passion and proficiency of one's chosen craft rather than the tools used. This tends to be a marketing gimmick often, and I typically use "expensive guitar" as an example... An expensive guitar doesn't make one a good player, the time and dedication of the player makes them a good player... At that point you can swap the tool, they adapt to it and are still good.

Just owning an expensive guitar makes it nothing more than a wall ornament in the wrong hands. Can apply that perspective pretty much anywhere.

We don't make music, but we digitaze tapes and vinyl for publishers and archives.
We restore this records in Sonar. Now we have over 10.000 customers.
For example, reprints and mastering of old vinyl and tape records to CDs
And for over ten years we make our daily money with sonar as a full time job.
So you can do professional work with sonar and can satisfy customers.
I think this is very succesfull.