Mountain lion not that great

I just bought a new Air computer .. 13", totally maxed out .. for travel. I then downloaded and installed Mountain Lion. But there are at least three issues that are driving me nuts .. enough so that I intend to return the computer just to get rid of Mountain Lion.
Issue #1) Mountain Lion now sees my AVCHD folder as a package .. meaning it is more of a pain than ever to navigate down to the actual clips.
Issue #2 ) Quicktime X will now read AVCHD files, but FCPX will not even import them. At least under Lion we could import the files by pretending the archive was on the camera.
Issue #3) Under Lion I was able to click and hold on an app icon in the dock and choose Quit. Now all I can do is open the app up again and then I have to quit from there.
There are some good new things in Mountain Lion, particularly the messaging system. But that is not enough to override these issues. They are deal-breakers for me.
I got my first mac in 1978 and I have been a big mac supporter since then. But this update is putting me 3 steps back and creating more work instead of making like easier.
I will be returning the computer to the Apple Store tomorrow night. Sorry, Apple .. you goofed this time.

Thanks, tbartoncv.  I had this same problem and your suggestion for #1 worked.  Needed to navigate thru' a few fles and folders, but did eventually get there.
Question:  Next to my .mts files, I see .xmp files on the Canon Vixia HFG10.  Should I be downloading these, too?  My understanding of .xmp files are that they are created when edits are made to an original file.  I'm not sure why these would exist from the get-go on the camera.
Anyone know anything about this?
Thanks, Sarah

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