I don't get the whining about Win8. They replaced the start button with a start screen and added a new application layer for metro stuff. I've been using the developer preview for a few months now, it's the same Windows we've been using forever with some minor tweaks to things like explorer and task manager. Big deal.
I like the start screen, it's easier to find stuff there than the horrid start menu, and easier to configure. I always launched applications from the run box or pinned commonly used stuff on the bar.
The metro apps are kind of pointless on the desktop, I simply don't use them. It doesn't bother me, I'm not so anal as to complain about something simply for the sake that it exists. They would be useful on a tablet and it's good to be able to have access to them on the desktop. Who knows, when I get an x86 Win8 tablet, I may find some apps useful enough to want them on the desktop as well.
It will be nice to have Win8 on an x86 tablet, everything one could want on a tablet that can also pull double duty as a full blooded PC when docked at the office or at home. Such a setup makes the iPad and Android tablets look like children's toys. I've had an iPad 2 for several months now, I've found its locked down nature and lack of features frustrating to say the least.
Microsoft finally seems to be on the right track again.
