kneejerks (Score 1)

I love the update. I didn't even notice the change until I clicked on a Gmail conversation, so the "massive wasted space" argument seems silly to me. It's really nice to have Gmail embedded in the page now, instead of opening in a new tab, something that bugged me a little come to think of it. Plus, the RSS reader is very improved with the ability to maximize widgets, as applies to the weather widget too. Basically, the update retains all the old functionality (minus bugs that active developers will surely fix in due time) and gives us some genuinely useful new features. Why the fuss?

I guess my question is, if iGoogle were originally released as the updated version stands, would there be all this hatred?