Although the change from a top bar to a full-on pop-up box likely had to do with visibility, the biggest problem is that it now steals focus from the user.
I don't care where the option is on the screen as long as it's not randomly taking my cursor away from the webpage I'm trying to use.
I don't care where the option is on the screen as long as it's not randomly taking my cursor away from the webpage I'm trying to use.