I definitely use it.
- you can open and close all Pro Channel strips at once by ctrl+clicking
- You can monitor the PC clip indicator on lots of tracks at once, including busses and output
- You can access the wave form view of one track when you use the partial view and put one track at the top of the screen.
- The Concrete Limiter only shows the max limiting measure when it's in view during playback. Other effects work similarly giving feedback only when visible.
- When things are side-chained... say a kick sent to compressor on a pad or a bass... you can see that the compressor triggers with the kick hit.
It's not the best view for working with envelopes or entering midi data. :-)
But for me having the channel strip opened side by side with the Pro Channel has obvious value. No need for ctrl+i to switch between strip views like in Track View.
Console View is my preferred view when sending sound to monitors so the singers can hear themselves.