PSE8 - Any Real Improvement over PSE3?

I have been using PSE3 for several years but my new scanner came with PSE8 which I installed. But now regretting it cos it looks so different and I will have to waste time learning the new user interface. Before I uninstall PSE8, does anyone know how I can find out the IMPORTANT improvements that PSE8 made over PSE3?
I use Adobe Lightroom 3.6 so dont need to do any photo developing work in PSE. I also have Adobe Illustrator so dont need PSE for text etc.

Why not set-up the PSE8 Editor as your external editing app in Lightroom preferences. Most of the tools are the same as PSE3 and you don't need to use quick fix or guided edits.
You can then work right from the Lightroom Library.
  You normally make the round trip from Lightroom as follows:
1) Ctrl+E in the Library to export selected image with develop settings
2) Edit in Elements; then Ctrl+S to overwrite Lightroom export copy
3) Ctrl+W to close in Elements and update Lightroom thumbnail.

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