I like W8. Here is why..

[commodorejohn]

Nobody's upset about Windows 8 because it's faster; they're upset because it's a half-baked compromise between two entirely different UI paradigms in a blatant attempt by Microsoft to both have its cake and eat it, which you yourself admit makes the thing a pain in the ass.

[commodorejohn]

Of course there's going to be a huge learning curve, it's a bad, unintuitive design. A bicycle you pedal with your ears is going to have a huge learning curve, too, but that doesn't mean there's any payoff at the end of it.

[commodorejohn]

An excellent question. From everything I've been reading, no good at all, and in many ways an active hindrance.

[commodorejohn]

Just what I want to do, move my hands back and forth between two devices.
God I miss the clip on thumb operated trackball I used to use in place of a mouse.
Why is everyone convinced I want a Phillip K. Dick user interface?

I miss trackballs; I'd happily live with a thicker laptop if it meant I didn't have to deal with a fershlugginer touchpad, but nobody seems to make laptops with them anymore :/

Nerds want the Minority Report technology because they're convinced that making things look like The Future will mean that the world will suddenly start being more future-y. The industry wants it, presumably, because they figure nerds will buy it.