Mac tonight

Tonight, I bought a MacBook--my first Mac ever. So far, so good. Probably the most interesting innovation from a UI standpoint is the buttonless touchpad, which many people fail to realize is itself one big button. It takes a moderate amount of force to push the thing down, but I imagine I'll get used to it soon enough (and if it were too sensitive, that would be really annoying).

Anyway, I certainly see the benefits, from a design perspective, of vertical integration. Everything fits and works together seamlessly, and the machine and OS are gorgeous. And I can readily see how some features, like Spaces and the multi-touch gestures, offer tremendous improvements over Windows.

I'll let you guys know if I come across any issues.