As a heavy netbook user, I really like the emphasis on maximizing usable screen space. (Now if only Google wasn't moving in the opposite direction...)

However, there are times I don't know the name of the function I want, but I know what category of functions it belongs with. For those times, and for the times I just want to explore the program's command options, I'll still want the old-style menus. As long as those are still available to "switch on" when I need them, I'm content... and it sounds like they will be.