In a way I see the opposite. WinMo has been perfectly fine for me for years, I think people feel something has to look all cool to be good (blame the iphone). I'll take useability/flexibility any day over foo-foo look how cool I look interfaces.
After using custom 6.5 ROMs on my TP I can honestly say I have no complaints with the OS. Some want it to be pretty, I say who cares.
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Phone history:
xv6700, smt5800, xv6850 (TP), xv6875 (TP2)