[Tomte]

I've started with Blender after the UI changes and wouldn't have otherwise (I know, because I've tried several times).

The next x users are many more than the current y users.

Annoying the y for no reason would be stupid. But not making improvements for the x because the y were there first is a recipe for declining relevance.

[dman]

Isnt this a recipe for always taking your current users for granted? [Not saying it applies in Blender's case, but more generally]

[gotodengo]

This is part of my concern, as well as the potential dilution of power features. See Firefox's recent decision to stop supporting the compact styling due to low usage.

It is a topic which does have ongoing discussion within the Blender community going back a few years [1].

[1] https://devtalk.blender.org/t/huge-issue-community-split-bet...