Yeah, that was one of the first things I investigates, on your EDIT suggestion. Unfortunately, nothing changed.
Also, I don't think the environment is going anywhere.. It's an amazing bit of infrastructure and has been around since day dot. It is also part of the backbone of everything being interconnected. Yes, it can be dangerous and is not for the faint of heart when getting into the complexities, hence why I am guessing they hid it somewhat in more recent versions.
It's a powerful beast that can run all manner of things from the simple, to packages of sysex scary stuff.