I feel great and bad about the new UI overhaul, both at the same time. At one end, it might have lost its uniqueness by doing away with the big headers and text heavy menus and on the other end, it might be a step forward towards redefining the UI experience again and the next big step towards cleaner and much more subtle UI. I guess I'll have to get my hands on it to truly rest my torn feelings but overall, I think I like the new approach. I really like the new Messaging app and thank God they got rid of the bubbles thing.
I like a lot and I mean a lot of things from the new UI. The Mail app is quite literally awesome. The new virtual track-pad thingy might just be one of the most useful things ever. Actionable notifications are great too.
But still no interactive live tiles? Come on Microsoft?
Oh well...