I love my Global knives more than I love my Shun's. Shun is better looking, but over all my Global's have been work horses, they hold an edge longer than my Shun, by far.
namhodI have a Shun chef and utility knife, and really really love the chef knife. I have a global paring knife. My experience has been kind of the opposite, plus the global has had some rust issues (though it's not a knife I care for very well like I do my Shuns). Still, I've been tempted by the Global chef knifes just because it's so great looking and seems very solid.