To tell the truth, I think Mac's interface went downhill with OS 10. 

Bear in mind, I'm talking about the interface itself, not the features.  OS 9 was (to my mind) the perfect compter interface, it operated in a logical manner, and compared to Windows it was a lot less "Gee-Wiz", a much more minimal, simple interface.  I think OS 10 is way too much "lets make it like Windows", myself.

I think the applications should be the stars, not the interface itself.  Of course this flies 100% against the current grain, Microsoft in particular wants you to buy and convert to a new, even more top heavy operating system every three years or so, so they can keep the money rolling in.  Vista is a perfect example of where this is leading, slower, bigger, bloated, and filled with features that many will never use. 

Meanwhile, I'm still back two generations, on Windows 2000, which may be the best one MS ever made.  I put it on my two-montgh old computer, too, no problems, all the new hardware still supports it.

I'd like to get a Mac too, though...    Maybe an old G4 running OS 9!