I agree with that. As a business traveller, I give myself 'reasonable' time at the airport in most cases and enjoy a browse of the books and a choice of food. I particularly like the seats in giraffe T1 which have a view of the planes.
Shops are good for passengers so long as there are still enough seats to sit in should you choose, the shops dont make you go on detours you dont want to and you dont have to walk through them should you not want too.
Based on the above, the new location of Duty Free at T1 i dont like but the new food places on the mazzanine level i do like.
Surely its all about choice?