There are better alternatives out there. Inconsolata, Anonymous Pro, et cetera - take your pick. Nobody was staring at Courier before this font arrived. (Well, I wasn't.)
Not very new if it was made in 2003.
The letterforms look nice, but the lack of slashed zeros and restriction to 10pts are a deal-breaker for me.
I am almost perfectly happy with ProggySmall, works ok at 8pt, I get > 100 lines per page on my w x 1200 screen.