I really liked AmigaOS 3.x. It was (for the time) pleasant to look at, had decent contrast, and generally got out of your way. But Windows 95 was better. MUCH

I really liked AmigaOS 3.x. It was (for the time) pleasant to look at, had decent contrast, and generally got out of your way. But Windows 95 was better. MUCH higher contrast, very clear delineation between controls, and consistency of operations. Plus you could resize windows from any corner! Then Windows XP came along and ruined everything. And the Windows UI continued to go downhill from there. At least it came with a "classic" theme for awhile. Then I switched to MacOS Leopard. It was nice overall, but going back to menus at the top of the screen felt like a step backwards. At least it had contrast and clear delineation between controls, so I was on the whole happy. Then they started to flatten things, reduce contrast, and generally make a pig's breakfast of everything. Now I've settled on Mate Desktop. It's mostly there, better in some ways, worse in others. But overall it's pleasant to work with, low impact, and gets out of your way. And at the end of the day that's all I really wanted.