[Merlin Mann] Don’t get me wrong — like apparently everyone this week, I think the BumpTop demo is right purty. The little interface widgets are beautiful and functional, and the physics of the motion seem realistic. It looks lovely. But would I ever, in a million years, seek this out as a Desktop replacement? You bet your butt I wouldn’t, and I’ll tell you why (as well as what it would be great for).

Merlin goes on to mention a few applications where he sees the BumpTop metaphor being useful, such as photography apps, video editing, collection software, etc. which I agree with. In fact, my first reaction to BumpTop was "Whoa! That’s cool!" which was quickly followed with "Whoa! Useless!".

I’d rank it up there between 3d world desktops and Bob.