I personally think the interface design is fantastic, and fixes some annoying space wasting issues. Now I can do most everything in the default layout without switching. Definitely feels more modern than some other apps I won't mention. I've used a variety of 3D software over the course of 20 years and you start to realize a couple universal truths, there will always be releases that aren't mind blowing (In every software. Check out some of the really lame releases Autodesk puts out.) and there will always be a vocal group who are dissatisfied with their current software. In the end, I enjoy using Cinema 4D and continually come back to it. Are there areas that I wish where improved? Absolutely. But I could say that about every 3d app out there. Anyway, just wanted give some kudos to the dev team for their hard work. I've really been loving the things going on with C4D the past few releases.