Process you described produced permanent hot corners that couldnt be disabled (lower right one still cant, even in W8.1) and hardcoded inconsistent WM_SYSKEY acting differently depending on application you run (ignores bindings when Task Manager has focus).
Less choice is never a good strategy when it comes to UI.
Less choice is never a good strategy when it comes to UI.
btw there is a way of killing home button altogether for surface, might be useful for Gabe http://www.surfaceforums.net/forum/microsoft-surface-faq-gui...