Thinking about it, I've always disliked the term "scribble strips" (they generally contain typed text, so I call them labels, like DYMO labels), and my eyes aren't great at reading from that distance, so I'm pretty sure I'm not going to miss them.
I can totally see why people would want them. They don't matter much for how I play. The TMP has to have them in order to label the encoder switches. But I could probably use colors on my FM9 and obviate the need for them there, and I'm sure that's how it'll work for me on the Stadium.