I'm sorry. You seem to think that we can answer you. Answers is a VOLUNTEER forum. We are not any sort of official MathWorks forum, where you can post a question like this, and get an answer from a source at the company.
As far as where is Loren, she retired. Sorry. Happily sunning herself on some beach I imagine. Well, I hope. But what did she say? I doubt it matters, and she may never have been asked about the change.
You can feel free to contact technical support directly, and rant and rage as much as you wish. But I would point out that many people hate change. They get used to something, learn how it works. Change happens, and the world is coming to an end. I recall times like that for myself. The world goes on, and eventually you realize the new version has some good features too.
One simple option is to just download the previous release of MATLAB. Nothing stops you from doing that, as long as you have a current license. No, you will not be able to use any new features of the more recent releases since. But that would be your choice.
