Bridge button no longer in Photoshop CS6

I have seen discussions about this subject already but so far there has not been a satisfactory answer. People are asking why the bridge button was removed from Photoshop, as we use it quite frequently to move between Photoshop and Bridge. The answer that been provided is that it was removed to make more screen room, which is clearly not true. In version 5.1 the Bridge button is located on the "file" menu bar at the very top of the screen and so it has absolutely no effect on the amount of available screen space. I think that we would greatly appreciate it if this button were put back in and Adobe would quit making excuses as to why it was removed in the first place. Clearly it was not to create more screen space.
Also, the Bridge button is still there in InDesign CS6. So, why not do the same for Photoshop?
Thanks,
-Pat
ps: Or, you could always allow users to have the option of allowing it or not by adding an option to the preferances. More user control of the interface would be nice anyway.

PhotoGene47 wrote:
You can open Bridge and change the file associations in Edit>File Type Associations to change to PS CS6. That is the easiest way. Another way would be to open Control Panel>Programs>Default Programs to change the file association for .jpeg, .psd., .tif, et cetera.
For your info, and others, this does not work in situations were the file associations become corrupted by uninstalling a previous version. The mechanism for corruption is not quite clear to Adobe, but somehow the registry for file associations gets reset to the version that was deleted. Since the normal methods of changing file associations, that you mention, do not affect the registry file in question, the problem still remains. Therefore one needs to wipe files with the Adobe Script Cleaner or go in and change the registry.

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PhotoGene47 wrote:
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Postcript:
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