Please stop chasing low hanging fruit and FIX THIS CONSOLE.

There is alot wrong with this UI, the OP is correct about that. To be honest the entire layout isnt really very good. It doesnt seem to be just Microsoft though, in my opinion UI development seems to have taken a few steps back almost everywhere over the
last 5 or 6 years. Sonys new layout isnt as good as thier old one (which wasnt great), the netflix app for example is much worse then it was in 2008, etc. I think the drivers behind these developments are focusing on giving you good access to what THEY want
you to access, instead of what YOU want to access.

Like Goatsnatcher said on the first page, most of the XOne's interface issues are just products of an emergency refit after killing the mandatory Kinect. I hadn't realized just how unintuitive it is after getting a PS4 last month. Sony's machine strips
everything down to a very simple design, and navigating it is a breeze. I'm guessing that at some point there will be a major overhaul that will produce a much different dashboard.

Being a longtime Xbox fan, I always assumed that the One would do everything better than the PS4 when it comes to parties and messaging. I was shocked to discover that the PS4 has a much more stable party system, with very few of the issues that arise with
the One.

I'm enjoying both consoles immensely, but I think the One still has a number of kinks to work out.

The fact that people come on this site and complain about the console, when it's blatantly obvious they just haven't bothered to check into all of its features and understand how they are supposed to work is just downright stupid. Sorry but it is.
Add to this, the fact that they also make a post that's a WOT, which is H.O.R.R.I.B.L.E. to read.I'm writing this post left to right.There's simply no excuse for many of the issues found in these kind of posts, yet the forums have been here for well over a
year and it's STILL NOT FIXED. FIX. THESE. POSTS. PLEASE.There are other issues, but I feel they may be nitpicking...My apologies if I came off as rude. I just want to say I'm not angry, just frustrated a user who obviously has a decent command of English
didn't give forumers the best experience he can, especially when others have done better. Thanks for reading and have a nice day.

I "fixed" your post into a wall of text...the O.P. seems to like that better. ;-)

Peace, J.R.

I absolutely agree with and echo everything GG said. So with that being said, I have nothing further to post.

Try posting on this site it's the official feedback site for Xbox
http://xbox.uservoice.com/ . I posted there a few times. I said I wanted the UI to show WHEN offline friends were last online (eg. 2 hours ago, 3 days ago). And guess what.... Microsoft rolled out an Update last year so it now has that feature. It's where
Microsoft reads. You only get Support Staff and Moderators on here usually. You use to be able to post feedback in a separate forum section but they wanted to dedicate a site to feedback which I think is really good.

I'm with you on the UI thing though. It just has Windows 8 all over it. I guess they have to promote their products. Windows 10 is expected this year so you may see a change to the UI layout. Since joining late 2010, I've also seen several UI layout changes
to Xbox 360. I actually did a comparison video between it and the 360 on my Youtube channel. It is better than what it was at Launch. They're adding new stuff on pretty much a monthly bases because Microsoft knows Xbox 1 was missing A LOT of Xbox Live Features
which Xbox 360 has and they were getting pressure by a lot of feedback for it. They tried to keep us happy by returning most of the missing features. I remember when Xbox 1 first came out, it didn't even have Dolby support, just that cheap Stereo Uncompressed.
Xbox current boss is Phil he's great because he's actually listening to the feedback and trying to implement it on Xbox 1 and his passion is Xbox. I also agree Voice translates emotion better than txt. You could write it in caps but that method you just come
around as screaming especially with exclamation marks. Speaking of Voice, there is actually A LOT of votes for Voice Messaging aka Xbox Live Feature, to return to Xbox 1.