MS shouldn't listen to you. They should listen to large trends, and that isn't necessarily you. I hear lots of SQL power users thinking MS doesn't listen to them, but it seems they're often confusing listening with doing what you want.
I'd like to think they listen to the occasional Connect request, but can't vouch for that personally.
Win 8 is Win 7 with a different menu. I was hesitant to switch, but it works and acts like Win 7, except it boots faster.
Not to get sidetracked but I'll second that with my own experience. OTOH if they ever turn Mgmt Studio into a Modern App I may have to move to Ora ... those other guys 😀