First of all the plugin you mention is of extreme poor quality and it doesn't work as it should. Problem not solved at all.

I then don't understand what is your point with the remaining. You are trying to say here that WP had to remove some features in order to make it better? Your statement is unrelated and misses the point. Why such feature had to be removed? I still wait for a rational answer here. The comments that say it always should be part of a plugin are just comic.
Comments self centered...? Come on...