I flirted with the Texans when I couldn't get the Chicagoan to give me a resonable fare to SLC for the olympics.
I used starpoints for upgrades and rode the not so super 80's in 1st there and back and found the service to be 100% comperable to UA's. The exceptions being:
Hot nuts
"Snack Mix"
End of flight mints
Didn't you enjoy the end of flight mints?