Google Patent Update: What Happened To the Advanced Feature?

“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning” -- Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister during World War II, 1874-1965)

I am a Google Patents fan. So I was worried one morning when I couldn’t find the Advanced search form. Not to worry. Google has simply added a step to the search process.
In essence, Google requires you to do a simple keyword search first. Then you can click the Options icon (located near the upper right corner) and click the Advanced search link.