Ashton Mills writes "If you're like me and use your desktop heavily for work, it's really important it serves you like any other tool, and helps not hinders you. It's not just about what you dump on it, it's how it works and whether it serves your needs. "
Recently I've been becoming increasingly frustrated with Vista's UI -- I don't know how, but Microsoft has managed to take a step backwards compared to XP, and more often than not the UI gets in the way.
Linux is no good guy here either though. While not quite as bad, Gnome and KDE seem to be heading down this route too. KDE has always been like a monkey on crack: visual information overload, with every feature and visual cue you'd ever need splattered all over the desktop and applications. It's got some great advantages, but that sort of aesthetic overload is draining for long periods of time.
http://www.linuxlinks.com/portal/news/article.php?story=20070405122243257