i dunno but im sort of getting used to this new look, , the emoticons dont really bother me, i couldnt care if there were none at all 

 but you always got Custom Emotes anyway.  but i think the facebook plus WLM integration will be a Bonus for me , majority of my contacts use facebook anyway 
by the sounds of it there maybe more new features to. what i'd like to know is, what does the 
Preferences window look like, im sure that'll be different