Re: I see no notch, only display ears.
"Hence the perception that it takes away from the screen."
Perception. That is a lot of the issue. By calling it a "notch" many people perceive it as something being taken away, not something added that may or may not be useful to you depending on how much stuff you want on your status bar. People don't like change either. The folks who have got use to having 10 items displayed on a full width status bar are dismayed to have to cut this down to 8.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
