So I see that some of the features of the new search feature have been fixed or enhanced.
Here are a few comments. I am dealing feedback from a sample set of about 5000 users many who use the search bar frequently.
1) I very much like the filter drop down, Great addition.
2) The position of the search bar.
Moving the bar above the ribbon to the top left of the window and makes it much less user friendly. Sounds petty but time wasted accumulates when you have to move the mouse further especially if you are a frequent searcher. The current location, pre-update on the right side below the ribbon, works just fine.
3) Real-Time opening of search results:
The fact that the search results windows opens as soon as it is clicked on is troublesome as the emails get covered up. Please wait until enter is hit. This may be a bug as it seems to behave as I suggest under certain circumstances.
Standardization is nice but Outlook is not word and Outlook is not Excel. They are used differently.
Please consider my recommendations.
Regards,
Rob