I must say, I kind of agree with you, caff.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm just not so sure about this version. Been away for a while, and haven't had a whole lot of time to "play" with it yet, but this may be the very first version of Opera that hasn't thrilled me right off the bat.
My biggest fear is they may finally be headed in the wrong direction. (Especially with the Facebook rumors...sorry, can't help but mention that again).
Like I said, can't put my finger on it yet, but I have this really horrible feeling somethin' just ain't quite right these days in Opera land.