I think the new website is Top Notch! A fantastically wonderful improvement!
What I like about the new logo is the fact that the actual 'logo', in front, is bigger than before. I'm not sure about the font though (think I prefer the former). In-so-far as other fonts go, it's instructive that big multinationals like Microsoft and Apple have both chosen varieties of sans-serif. (Those are but two prominent examples; the 'big boys' invest millions in studying these kinds of things and what they decide on usually isn't something that is happen chance.)
As always, great work!
Yes, logos are certainly as important as they are hard to get right. I'd say though, for long-term digibyters it's normal they are uncomfortable to the new logo, after a while you'll get used to it and dislike the old one.
For established brands changing the logo is a pretty big deal after all.
this would actually look great in slides and stuff