It's hard to remember exactly how far ahead the Mac UI was back then. I had a series of Amstrad 8-bits at home and had used Amigas and Arcs extensively at school, but on going to university in 1992, I was determined to buy my first Mac (a IIsi). It was just so much more enjoyable and creative to work with than anything else out there - not just the OS but the care taken over third-party software.