I tend to be one of those brave souls that are labeled 'early adopters'- if there's something new and shiny out there I gravitate towards it. Couple that with the aforementioned shiny thing being extremely affordable (such as OSX Mountain Lion's $19.99 price tag) and I'll be one of the first in the queue.
Now that the not-so-long wait for the latest version of…
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I grabbed Mountain Lion the day it was released (quite unlike me, actually) and thus far, I have no complains. The banner that shows up when new mail comes in is very iOS and very cool. I haven’t noticed any increase in speed as Lion was already pretty nimble. I’ve barely ventured into the cloud so I can’t make comments there yet. Thus far, other than minor cosmetic changes (the loading bar in Safari among them), I’m not really noticing a change. Since it didn’t cost a mint to do the update, that’s perfectly fine. I’m thinking that the update is likely a “seed planter” of sorts – intended to ready the machinery it’s applied to for something greater. Anyone with any knowledge of whether or not this is true?
It is, somewhat. There will be more features available in the near future; some rely on integration with the yet-to-be-released iOS6. I’d wager your hunch is correct in that there is some framework that’s been implemented to subtly guide users toward future services/apps/features. Apple seems to be nudging users away from the Dock towards Launchpad, for instance.