Was that a response to what I said Stovennutts? If so, you must have misinterpreted what I was trying to say. Like Ushgarak said, that's a possibility, but not what I was trying to say. All I said that was when you don't play as Neo or a main character, it doesn't feel like "The Matrix" as much - just another Max Payne bullet time thing. Not to say that Enter the Matrix is bad or anything - I'm just hoping Neo will be playable in Matrix Online!
Oh, and yes. Maybe he doesn't destroy the Matrix (yet). What I'm thinking is he lets the main human population experiance their "reality" while rebuilding human cities after the machines are defeated so it is less of a transition for all those Matrix-trapped people. If it is after the the final addition to the Matrix series, that tells us he CAN'T have destroyed it unless the Online is thoroughly screwed-up.
See what I'm saying? A point I never intended to make is turning out well! You said it is in the Matrix after the series. Point proven. Neo didn't end the Matrix by the end of the series. Wierd huh!