"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
The value proposition of any feature is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose. Things I see value in don't necessarily apply to you. There's nothing wrong with that. Here are a few of my favorite features:
- Desktop composition: Programs don't control their windows, so if an application hangs it doesn't leave a hole in my desktop and can even be minimized.
- Shadow copy support: Just last week my daughter over-wrote a homework assignment by mistake. Using the new "Previous Versions" functionality, I was able to restore her assignment instantly.
- Fast user switching for domain-joined machines (not applicable to most, but I run a 2003 SBS here at home.
- Search: No more digging through the Start menu to find something. I just what I'm looking for into the search bar and it'll find it for me.
And best of all, my wife and daughter don't have to run as Administrator anymore.