The changes you care about will vary from person to person, but based on what I've seen (both in the new features covered by other outlets or the changes I've mentioned above) it looks like there should be something here for most people, especially if you own multiple Macs or are in any way invested in iOS. Like most OS X updates, Mountain Lion combines visible new features with under-the-hood changes and improvements, which between them usually amount to an upgrade that is worth Apple's asking price for the majority of users. If you could build something iPad-sized out of MacBook Air hardware what would it run? iOS or OS X? UI aside I think there are some very interesting options for OS convergence going forward.
The line between notebook and tablet will become even blurrier. Going into 2013 and beyond things do get more interesting however. Even as the mobile revolution transpires it's clear that there's still room for innovation and competition in the more traditional notebook/desktop space. Microsoft wants to prevent and reverse any exodus to the Mac while Apple wants to grow its marketshare at Microsoft's expense. I don't know that we're necessarily going to see an increased rate of switching/reverse switching as a result of Mountain Lion/Windows 8 but that's where all of this is heading. It's clear that Microsoft's renewed aggressiveness with Windows 8 is making the OS space more interesting than it has been for a few years now. We often encourage competition because the end user stands to benefit.
I would caution anyone against migrating their primary system to it unless they're ok with dealing with some bugs that may not have workarounds. The OS is usable if you're wondering whether or not you can install it on a secondary machine and live with it.
Mountain Lion does still have some rough edges and there's an extensive list of known bugs.
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