>Well, people can get used to things, but if you have to "get used to it" that may indicate it's not a great UI design to begin with.

I don't agree. It could just mean that it's different than what you're used to using.

>What I dislike about many web sites is the placement of buttons that are integral to the site all over the place. With wide screens, it makes them really spread out and not always obvious, yet I see no real advantage to this. Most likely it's just the designer being more worried about looks than functionality. I don't want stodginess, but I value function over flash. This is the way IE 7 seems now, with all the buttons spread out and for what reason or advantage? I don't know. Can I get used to it? Yes. Is there a point? Not that I can see. So I look at the Vista interface with some skepticism.