They absolutely need to expand space combat into much more than it is now. Firstly, take it off rails and allow free flight. Tighten up the controls, and, most importantly... PVP! How awesome would it be to have PVP space battles?
Macs = overpriced paperweights.
Most mac fans are people who are not too PC tech savvy, so they believe all that "macs do xxx better" crap. Don't believe the hype. PCs are the better (and cheaper) solution, especially for gaming.
And what about when that server community no longer exists? What about players on very underpopulated servers (they do exist in WoW). A cross-server LFD tool solves this problem.
I love it when people say "free" month. Perhaps they forgot, but the game costs $60 or more. That price includes the out-of-box game time. It is not free.