@iceEmpress - what browser do you use because I am seeing 4 images per row.

Firefox 26. 

 

[i]As for the title/user you are able to search but you can also search by software choice by clicking on the what's new bar in the upper left hand corner of the page.[/i]

You could already do that before.  And correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the "search by title/content/whatever" also give hits by description/text? 

 

The actual marketplace manages to have 4 across, and not look too large, all while having a side margin... this couldn't have been brought to free stuff? 

I don't mind the more portrait style thumbs, but they do seem too large to me.

I concur 100%  This is entirely my problem with the new layout.  Except that I don't like the size of the thumbs-- I like how they were before-- then, if I think the thumb and title looks interesting, I can click on it for more info.  I don't need any of that in the index, what we had before on the index layout worked 100% fine except for the multitude of entries linking to dead websites, and the lack of indicators as to whether or not the item is d/led on an external site.  And on the search page, when you guys eliminated the - feature from the search function a year ago-- supper pissed and disappointed about that, and I hope you brought that back.

 

Also, is it just me, or did the bottom box with the "affiliates/ MP/ free stuff/" etc. disappear from the "what's new" section in Free Stuff?  Please bring that back.

 

Also, please quell Sabby;s and my fears that you guys have possible plans to bring this horrendous new layout to the marketplace....  I suspect she's not the only major PA who might have a serious problem with this idea...

 

If you guys add this layout to the MP, I won't be shopping here anymore save for the  major "must have's" that are already on my wishlist...  unless of course you guys butcher that thing as well shudders) because this new layout is an unusable nightmare for me.  It would be nearly impossible for me to navigate the MP no matter how badly I wanted to if you guys implement this.  So please, please just don't.  It would be a massive disservice to the PAs here.
That is not a mere "waah waah do what I want" threat, BTW.  As I said, it would be impossible for me to navigate no matter how much I wanted to (unless I had tons of time to blow) and there are tons of things here that I would absolutely love to buy...  eyes Poisen's, Sickleyields's, DzHeng's, Mairy/3Dream's, Fuseling's, and Donoraul's booths in particular   I absolutely hate the idea that the PAs would be innocent victims caught in the middle of all of this, in said scenario.  
At the very, very least I hope that, IF you have any possible plans of implementing this layout in the MP in the future, that you will at least take it up with your PAs first, and see what they think-- IMHO it should be 50 to 75% their decision, since without them, the continued existence of this site would not be possible.