I quit because it's too ugly, bland and brown looking for my liking
Yeah the default brown is nasty, but gnome is super configurable (much more than windows) and it has a choice of window managers and window decorators. I have even seen gnome looking and feeling like osx.
However, if you want serious eye candy:
ubuntu+gnome+beryl makes vista look VERY VERY outdated:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684OLRsTrrs
Back to topic tho'
Why is it, some programs will not work on 64bit? Surely it should be bakwardly compatable :/