Most hate originates because they question whether it actually was cruft and wheter the new solutions are really better. And even more hate critics the way tran

Most hate originates because they question whether it actually was cruft and wheter the new solutions are really better. And even more hate critics the way transition was handled. And indeed, that some removed features were added later again speaks for a certain lack of insight when decicions were made. That the transition took nearly a decade (and for some still goes at this point) and several minor-versions is another hint at strong problems in planing. At the end we got something better, but the road toward it was just far to painful for what we got. And this fuels hate till today.