It's fuxxing WINDOWS, man! You don't need compromise on Windows. You could have both ways. That's what makes Windows Windows.
Options, options, OPTIONS!!! That's what Windows has always been about. Having all sorts of tweaks and the option to enable/disable them is what made Windows awesomely usable.
What the fuxx would have cost them if they would have also left the old caret behavior alongside the new behavior.
Microsoft really needs to hire some Windows fans to work on Windows products instead of hiring iOS fans only.
GODDAMN!!!
I just got my Lumia Cyan today and realized they fuxxed up almost all UI features I loved about WP8.0.
That is just awful, because, it's the awesome UI that made me like WP.
And no, I'm not one of those geezers who hates change. Hell no! I love change if change is for the better, but not when they remove useful features.