Removing the status bar (now requires an add-on) and the menu bar (now requires tweaking about:config) should have been a warning that the people at ML were operating without a clue, but the removal of the address bar goes far beyond just plain ignorance.
I can kinda understand Office. Tons of commands, you grew up using the menu bar to access them, etc. It's hard to change.
But for browsers? I'm genuinly curious what menu bar commands you're hitting in a browser on a daily basis. There can't be that many. Grouping them all under one menu button to simplify things and free up screen real-estate isn't that big of a deal.
Removing the status bar (now requires an add-on) and the menu bar (now requires tweaking about:config) should have been a warning that the people at ML were operating without a clue, but the removal of the address bar goes far beyond just plain ignorance.