one reason why apple & macs are for dumb people:

http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2007/06/core_anim

Disco is software for burning disks that illustrates a new approach to interfaces: It smokes while it burns. If you blow into your computer's microphone, the smoke blows across your desktop.

When Steve Jobs takes the stage Monday at Apple's programmers conference, he's likely to give the world a glimpse of an upgraded Mac operating system that could herald the biggest changes to the machine's interface in 30 years.

Really? Smoke blows across your desktop? Hooray! As for animated & flashy interfaces... who cares? maybe it's just me, but i like my interfaces static and boring. it takes less resources, looks fine and runs faster. ever try that windows blinds program? i hate that crap...