> it is generally considered "broken" in Mac OS X anyway.

It was broken since... System 6, at least

> Now, a minimise button I do use

It's useful if you have stuff on the desktop (like I do). If the desktop is nothing but wallpaper space, then minimizing windows make little sense - just get your windows on the front (which is hard to do without a dock)

I like the drag to snap option. I only hope Gnome folks don't accidentally step on a patent land mine laid by those free-software lovers at Microsoft.