Actually, I went to the Apple store and spent quite a bit of time playing with it in person and to me it is even uglier in person than in the pictures. Especially the cheap feeling plastic keys and the cheesy black display bezel. This is just my opinion and I am not a designer or expert, but I know ugly and cheaper build quality when I see it. I can't believe Apple did this downgrade to the MBP and expect to charge the same money for it.
Really? I think side-by-side the new MBP makes the old one look chunky, dated and very 2001. Plastic around the edge, screws on the sides, display latch..etc.etc.