@ Ed Hansberry
Thank you for your feedback.
The goal for the user experience updates in Outlook for Windows is to bring a simplified, more powerful experience to our customers. One of the ways we accomplished this was to update the command ribbon into a single row of most used commands, to help you focus on what matters and allow you to customize your experience. We introduced Simplified Ribbon as an option, keeping you in control of whether you wanted all your commands in a single row versus the classic three-level approach. You can easily pin and remove items to the ribbon from the ellipses to personalize the experience to your work style. We know from research and usage data that beyond a small set of very core features, the commands that are “daily” commands varies from person to person.
Your feedback about making changes consistent across devices is valid. We are working on moving several settings to the cloud eventually and are just now rolling out Focused Inbox as our first one.