[Right Wing Assault]

It seems that Microsoft is the one far behind the steep learning curve of failing to understand its market.

They don't understand that companies can't afford slow downs every time MS revamps Windows' appearance on a whim.

What is wrong with making it look essentially like the old version and letting people activate new features when and if they want to? Just have a "new features" button to tempt them to see if they want to make changes.

If they force unwanted changes, someone else will sell or give away a way to undo them.

[ken in texas]

What is wrong with making it look essentially like the old version and letting people activate new features when and if they want to?

Indeed. Do anything you want under the covers to improve operation and stability but stop forcing user interface changes.