It did take a lot of screen real estate, when open.

But it had its advantages. You could see who was talking with whom - the bobble-heads even blinked. You could visually show when you were busy (close office door). A company meeting took seconds for everyone to assemble - you'd see folks blinking into the big room.

I had a separate monitor for leaving it up, but I had the space for that. It was always an issue.