While we're talking about DAWs I'd like mention that Ableton's Live features a much better approach with its UI - In my opinion it's one of the most intuitive i

While we're talking about DAWs I'd like mention that Ableton's Live features a much better approach with its UI - In my opinion it's one of the most intuitive interfaces in a complex and professional application. Everything is where you'd expect it to be, no nonsense, all flat. Windows Phone 7 is, as mentioned, the other great example. When it comes to the user interface I'd replace my iPhone UI with WP7 without hesitation. I'd even go further and say that Metro is the UI that needs to be introduced to the next version of windows. Zune was a nice example of how this could work on the desktop. That said I hope Apple goes a similar way and finally drops that excessively shiny, glossy Aqua look. While the Mac is my favourite platform i don't think Apple deserves its reputation as inventor of cutting edge interfaces.