Reply to Which DAW is right for me?

Hey guys -

So I'm looking to producing my own house music. For the longest time, I've produced hip-hop using a hybrid set up of FL Studio and ACID Pro. But the versions I have are pretty dated so I'm looking to either update FL Studio, or maybe try something else.

So far, Ableton and Maschine seem to be the front-runners. But for anyone here who has experience with both, can you summarize what each system is better catered to? The tactile immediacy of Maschine seems to jump out at me, but is it at all limited as far as production goes, as I imagine it's sacrificing something to be a production/performance hybrid?

What makes Ableton the industry-standard (or it at least seems like it is) for dance music?

And of course, I plan on downloading the demos to try them out myself, but I'm at work right now and I figured I would pick you guys' brains in the meantime.