A couple of thoughts about it.
I really LIKE the new UI for Safari - Windows edition. Apple decided to use the OS's UI components (for Windows), and not ones they've written for Windows. The end result is a browser for Windows that's beautiful.
Tabs - The moving of the tabs from below the address bar, to above the address bar has everybody in stitches. If you think about it, Physical file folders have tabs AT THE TOP of the folders, NOT in the middle, below the label. It makes far more sense to most. What the new Safari is suffering happens to be years of training users to use a browser in a less efficient way. You still have the ability to drag the window around by the bar, but now it makes more sense to me from a tab perspective. The second thing the new tab bar does is create space on the page for content. Certainly some may argue "what difference does that much real-estate make?" I challenge those unhappy people to try using the browser on a netbook for a week - and then compare it to Firefox on the same platform; they'll appreciate the added space immensely. It also makes the interface far more simple.
Enough about tabs.
It's VERY similar to Google's chrome, but has the incredible eco-system of Apple behind it (not that Google's eco-system is any small thing, but Apple has far MORE experience in the desktop application market). With web-kit as the back-end, this is a very fast browser.
For me, the future lies in Google's Chrome, and Apple's Safari. When the web finally moves to more modern standards, these snappy, simple browsers will dominate the market space.
I enjoy using the new Safari - a complete change in direction for me from the previous versions for Windows. No question that for Mac, it's the best solution (notice I didn't say "universal solution").
As far as the tabs are concerned, get used to how it works; I'm sure it's the direction most browser are headed in.
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