I’ve been using Mac OS X since it’s public beta days back in 2000. At first, it was so new and different, that you just ignored the GUI problems and obvious bugs. I mean, just look at how those icons grow and shrink in the dock!
Well, 3+ years later, OS X Panther is MUCH better. It’s a much quicker, cleaner, powerful OS. There is no way I could go back to OS 9. That said, there are still problems and quirks with the GUI.
Matthew Thomas has written a short, and to-the-point post on his first 48 hours with OS X. He’s correct in most of what he writes, and I hope the interface team at Apple reads it and fixes everything on the list.