I like how you're so outraged about something so simple. Do you throw a hissy fit whenever you click "Start" to shut down?

I know it's different, but it is akin to the old File menu. The new Ribbon interface has casualties for the sake of simplicity. The interface is GREATLY improved. They could have put the old "File" functions (new, open, save, print) in a ribbon, but they're too important. It makes SENSE. It takes all of 10 seconds to realise and grasp. I normally hate microsoft, I'm a faithful ubuntu user, but they got office 2007 right! it's one of the best pieces of software around.

I'm tempted to disagree. My experience of sonic isn't vast (1, 2, 3, spinball, sonic & knuckles, sonic adventure 2, some GBA game), but I definately enjoy sonic 2 and 3 much more than sonic adventure 2. It's just more fun, a lot less tedious... generally really awesome

The original sonic games sort of have a life to them. There were all these quirks, all these interesting things you could do. You could play them again and again and never get tired, never find them tedious or repetitive. I don't get that with the 3D counterparts.