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What happened to this button - is there a logical reason why it isn't included in the latest build?

Sure, but you're giving up space on your desktop to make that "favorites bar" visible. There remains the unanswered question - how does removing it benefit Opera or the user?

I've been using a Windows desktop for 28 years. Today I prefer using Opera but I've never used a browser without a home button. Now I have to open a new tab and close the old one. What benefit is that to the user - how does it benefit Opera? What is the reasoning behind removing it?

@burnout426 - interesting I just recently downloaded a copy of Opera to a newer computer but not 'Opera One'. To access the page you referenced I had to use the suggestion: chrome.settings.content.sitedata.
Will uninstall the Opera version I downloaded and Install Opera One

Newest version of Opera is broken and unusable.

.....at tleast for viewing my favorite news site (Daily Mail) which contains an outrageous amount of ads. Up until 1 or 2 months ago, I was able to benefit from the built-in ad blocking software, When that stopped working, I researched for another blocker and found Privacy Badger was working for some and it was working for me. At this point I haven't found any software that is working to block the ads with Opera. Moreover I can't even write comments without blocking software using Opera on the site because every new ad causes the curser to be disabled.
Fortunately for me, Edge still works with various blockers and this forces me to abandon Opera. Shame because I have used Opera for a long time as my primary browser and will miss it.
Minor annoyance is the "Menu" button at the top left is missing - as others have mentioned, minimizing and maximizing window returns the button. Truly disappointed.

I did find it, frustrating - it is well hidden (my creeping dementia partly to blame maybe). Thanks a bunch.