Shoutbox

I don't know the answer, but my guess would be that they want to make it more simpler.

Be Right Back / Away / In a call / Out to lunch .. can all just be summed up as 'Away'.

If you're "Be Right Back", you're still 'Away' - it's the same thing.

Thankfully we have Plus! to add our own custom status

But I do agree, I preferred it with the Be Right Back status.