I think you have to use WP7 to get past the "unicorn poop" look. To you, looking at the screenshots, you see a mess of a UI. My me, looking at the home screen

I think you have to use WP7 to get past the "unicorn poop" look. To you, looking at the screenshots, you see a mess of a UI. My me, looking at the home screen my my WP7 I see my Fiance, my brother, my Mother and my Best friend and it toggles between their picture and their latest Facebook updates. My phone doesn't look like "unicorn poop" to me. It might to you, though. I imagine Microsoft has data about what people like/dislike about Metro, and they are doubling down on it so the data is probably leaning in the "good" direction.