installer bloat factor:
v6.0, 61.2 MB
v7.0, 71.2-93.0 MB
v8.0, 106 MB
v9.0, 81.3 MB
I like the idea of simplifications such as reducing the number of shields to three. However I'm opposed to *any* major changes in the GUI because I must devote time to learning about and setting/tweaking them to suit my liking/needs.
So I may try 9.0 it but am not in a hurry. I'll have to read the bug/problem reports first, and may wait for the fixes. One of my computers still has 7.0, another 8.0, which are still working OK after I disabled all the popups and notices. Otherwise I was getting advertising popups for awhile.