Also feel that some of the posters appear to be overly dramatic to these changes. After all, none of my previous vehicles had any adjustable displays at all.
I feel that Tesla is aware of this, and is probably working on some display options in the future for individuals that wish to keep to the old ways. (Waze?)
One of my favorite aspects of the previous UI was to have large media artwork. Now obviously that isn't really necessary, but I enjoyed it. It's something that attracted me to the UI. Is that even possible anymore with V9?
Like you I really liked the two tile system, and this update basically destroys that entire thing.
Does it do so in order to deliver more functionality? Not that I can tell.
I'm in complete agreement with the last part of your post. I'm sure Tesla has something planned, and we're likely overreacting. At the same time I think it's important to be vocal about what you like.
You say that none of your previous vehicles had any adjustable displays, but Tesla changed the entire game.
Have you looked at the Porsche Taycan?
All of Tesla's competitors are going to borrow bits and pieces from what Tesla proved. Porsche even admitted they were going to follow Tesla's model in a lot of ways.
The fact that people are so vocal about this proves that customizing the display to ones liking is important for a lot of drivers.
If I didn't want to customize the UI/UX experience then I'd go back to buttons and knobs.