It's smoother, which is a great thing. But in terms of actual features, the only one I'm looking forward to is being able to use Wi-Fi positioning while I've turned off the ability to connect to Wi-Fi. That is to say, I'm not very excited about this release.
Android had really fallen behind there.
I think this is great, and is a sign of Android's increasing maturity as both a platform, and a UI.
Er, where did I say that? My "random wish" was one of the new features they announced that I am glad they included.
There are plenty of new features in 4.3, but they're all developer-centric. Absolutely nothing wrong with that, of course, but it means it isn't so exciting for many people. Especially as few people can afford to target these new features right now, given that their potential market of 4.3 users is tiny.
I consider this a sign of maturity, though. The smartphone UI is now quite stable.