Damn! That release note page is humongous! (not umongus ok!?)
I didn't touch Blender very much since 2.5 so I am quite out of the loop, but I am doing a bit more 3D recently, so I'll give it try once it drops for my distro.
The fact that it is less and less unusual is the problem.
All manufacturers are making crap, and people are still buying it...
That makes no sense to me.
At least, AI is polite and asks nicely.