Besides, I would like to see how OO shines for *business modeling*, not so much GUI's and IDE's. I can live with OO GUI's. They are the least of my OO headaches.
There is a rich supply of literature about using OO for business modeling. An excellent new book that is coming out is at [link|http://domainlanguage.com/|http://domainlanguage.com/]. You can download the draft for free.
Now if you could just read it with an open mind...