A lot of articles that start with a personifying narrative return to that narrative by the end. This article never did, so I guess I will never know what happened to the poor lobster that had to flee his home.
Usability significantly decreased - now you have to go into menus to do anything.
Yes, the interface may look cleaner, but you are not supposed to admire playpen visuals, you are supposed to press those now hidden buttons first of all.