Sorry, this is a bit off topic:
nO-One, do you have ICQ? Otherwise you should get it. I would like to get you on my list.
Ok, to get back on topic: Perhaps MS will change the look of the GUI. They seem to have tried several different solutions throughout the Whistler betas. But I still think Windows XP will be a great OS. It has some nice features. But as I said earlier - Win 2K can do the job for now.