Dude, get a grip. You can change it!
I happen to like the old (hell, "ancient") Windows 2000 Classic look and feel. A strong, masculine user interface - solid colors, no transparent crap, robust and rectilinear. And no I'm not being sarcastic.
Well guess what? Win7 can be made to look and feel nearly identical to Classic Windows (a la 2000). Takes like four clicks.
Windows 7 is only gay if you want it to be.
You are correct however I work in IT and install a copy about once a week.
And you have to look at their gay crap until it is finished loading. So I have to keep looking at it far too often.
Microsoft's new marketing slogan?