Not really. I listed a bunch of features which I find useful and which I can see the use in for others. You dismissed each one with "Don't use". To now suggest that you're NOT implying their inherent uselessness simply because you don't use them is disingenuous at best.
The OP's question is "are there reasons to upgrade to ML?", not "are there reasons to be an apathetic curmudgeon?" So listing features that you don't use or don't see the point in is not helpful. As I said, listing things you see as disadvantages might be of interest.

I haven't "drunk the kool-aid" -- I found many things to criticise in Lion, and there probably loads of things in ML that aren't perfect -- show me an OS that is. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? In my opinion, yes.

I've offered what I hope is some useful points to anyone making the decision. All you've said is that you have appreciated ONE new feature since Tiger, and that anyone who does is somehow incapable of independent thought:
And you seriously claim you can't see the benefit in offering a file to be renamed instead of overwriting another one? Extraordinary.
I''ve got to the point where I'm sure you're just saying these things to get a rise, so the one thing we do agree on is that there doesn't seem much point in continuing this.

I think you see the world...........strangely.

Unneeded features are bloat. Bloat is a disadvantage. If the OP sees that other people manage JUST FINE without a bloatload of "new features" - he/she/it/they/whatever might consider that he/she/it/they/whatever can manage just fine without them too, and that there is not (necessarily) any big need to run out and spend whatever to get whatever, just because a bunch of other people seem to think it is a good idea.

I didn't say that at all.

I didn't say that at all. What I said was that I didn't see it as an improvement.

Yeah, I get that a lot....conspiracy theories are popular.

And in other news - today I learned that, it appears, ML has changed how my favourite editor works - and now I must investigate if I can TURN OFF the crap they put in it, or if I have to go out and get the source from something else, compile and configure it and replace the crap that Apple supplied. Goodie.

To have an operating system that actually ' just works ' ( 99% of the time ) is to me a miracle. Lion was such a mess, in my opinion. I couldn't revert to Snow Leopard fast enough & I stuck with it till Mountain Lion arrived. I then tried again & am well impressed with how Mountain Lion works overall. Its definitely a much tighter system & on my MBP 2011, it works beautifully. Ok there are no new " full features " apart from full disk encryption, but there are a host of small changes which are great. ( See benwiggy post for a list of some of them ). He didn't mention the return of Expose, that being one reason why i got rid of Lion, a week after installing it. One thing that i really appreciate is the ability now, to quick look an item in a dock folder. Ok its a small thing, but is in my eyes a useful tool, it saves having to open the folder in finder, which always annoyed me. Safari 6 is also a great improvement.

Overall, i personally think that its worth upgrading. Yes there are still a few bugs, but no doubt they will get ironed out eventually. Meanwhile I find it full of improvements. They may not be earth shattering, but they do help the general flow and that's good enough for me.

This is just fascinating to me. I see no difference at all between Lion and Mountain Lion - but believe Snow Leopard to be so much better than either one (other than the lack of FDE).

Well as you said in a previous post - you don't use any of these things, so there is really no reason why you should see any difference.

I also thought Snow Leopard was the 'best' till i upgraded. There's no way i would return to it now. Each to their own :)

I dunno why you gets get all upset, like I piss in your morning cornflakes or something. I also don't know why you seem to think I am alone in my views. But here is another take:

Five Products Apple Should Stop Making
http://www.businessweek.com/articles...making#r=lr-fs

Safari.
Game Center.
Pages.
Numbers.
Mission Control/Launchpad/Dashboard.

I agree with the guy, and don't use any of these.

I love this quote:

That is exactly my experience.

Happily one is not FORCED into using these apps etc, if one doesn't wish to. Even on a windows setup , one can choose not to use certain apps & install others of ones choice. One can turn off Hot Corners if one finds it annoying - to others its productive. The choice is personal.

Just because one has a stereo in a car when one buys it - doesn't mean that one has to use it just because its there. Some people like a bit of quiet, others like music all the time. People don't go on forums complaining that the music player is useless or that they don't need it. They just buy a different one or don't bother to turn it on.

If I was forced to use everything on my mac then yes - i would not be happy either. Having used macs for 20 yrs or so - i know what i need or want to use & ignore the rest. I'm really happy that i still CAN choose.

I've noticed many changes to the way Apple is going and i don't agree with all of them. Having to use a computer, i still think that they provide the best user experience and i shall stick to Apple as long as that is still the case. If it ever tilts over that threshold I shall have to think again. We all have our opinions, but also the intelligence to use what we need & ignore the rest. This applies to everything in life - not just computers.

Thank god. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if Apple is working on it though.

I don't think its only Apple. Sounds to me like Google / Governments / etc etc etc. They all want total control. One still has a modicum of freedom to do as one likes - maybe its just best to enjoy it now. However this seems to be going off the subject.

The thread is about updating to Mountain Lion . It hasn't dampened my enjoyment of Apple - its enhanced it. I take what i like & leave what i don't. Like all things - its personal to how one reacts to what one is offered. The old " glass half empty / half full " syndrome .

After years of avoiding it (and using —in chronological order— iCab, Shiira, and Demeter), I've become a Safari user and find that the things I didn't like about it are mostly fixed or modified.

But I'd add iTunes to the list and put it at the top. And unlike the others, it's difficult to find a good modern replacement. I'm still using Audion under Rosetta.

iTunes is terrible indeed and gone from bad to worst. The file managing structure is a mess. ”Gapless" drives me mad and regardless of requests we can not turn it off STILL. I have been using Audion for years too. But now I play music with Fidelia and manage my music files with Floola.
Actually iTunes is a good example what direction Apple has gone. It is extreme but many other apps moving to the same path - FinalCutPro and everything that starts with "i".

I have a feeling were in more agreement then has been apparent of late. I'm an ML lover but... At least for me I do not like the a lot of the Default settings, at least for me.
Apple has set the defaults the way they think is in the best interests of their users, but I make a lot of changes. I review those changes when I hand out a new Macbook Pro to a user, explaining my preference which the user frequently agrees with.

........ Also Finder and View Options should be available also in System Prefs. Monitor should still be available to be pinned to the Menu though Option-Brightness works just as well its not intuitive to users.

* Finder general Show HD, External, CDs, Connected Servers, Always open Folder in new window

* Finder Advance, Show all file name extensions

* System Prefs General, Always show Scroll bars (love two finger scroll, but some people want to see their elevators and the hide and seek is confusing and dexterously challenging for many). Those that do not use two finger scroll

*System Prefs Security, turn off require a password when you blink

*Trackpad, turn off
Natural scrolling. Makes sense on my Ihone and Ipad but not when then input device is not the screen, at least for me,
*Secondary Click, bottom right corner (close as we come to right click)
* Turn on One Click Tap

*Apple Mail Classic view, turn of increase quote level, make fonts larger (zoom would be better). Turn off conversations, it hides messages in the thread to often, I know some love it.

I'm sure there is more

Apple does do a tutorial for new users to show them some of these features.