ArcGIS 10

I have just noticed that ESRI has put the WebHelp page for ArcGIS 10.
As i have to use that application almost on daily basis at work, i decided to check it out.
I must say i was impressed with the improvement they made, even though i personally feel that government should use FOSS where possible (It is just a matter of reducing cost for the taxpayer and creating a more transparent decision making process ).
What interested me the most of course is the gp-framework, that was always one ESRI's best component's. It just a fast and organized way to process data, no fiddling with endless menubar's en Cool , but unclear toolstrips, ... (that also the reason why i prefer SAGA-gis over GRASS, in the open source world, even with SAGA's horribly lacking documentation)
Also i liked how you can add additional functionality with models or scripts.
But their python-API used to be rather crappy (Using string's for to boolean value's ???). This was alway's a bit of a turnoff for a Pythonista like me (it was still a lot better having to use stupic VBA-document embedded shit) . But that's clearly greatly improved, they have even added an API for Mapping and integrated spatial analyst map algebra into the python api. You can load rasters into numpy-array's or numpy-array's into rasters.
They have also added a embedded python interpreter into arcMap (très cool).
Anyway lets hope they improved stability as well, because my current 9.2 does crash from time to time.