There are work-arounds you can use with Windows 8 that allow one to get it to function almost the same as Windows 7. Which is how I was able to get my dad set up to where he could use it.
I know this isn’t really accurate in many ways, but to me Windows 8 makes a $600 laptop feel like you are using a $200 Android Tablet. I have been using Android tablets and phones for a long time now and still do not like the OS very much. I refuse to use Apple products because I am still disgusted with their predatory legal department tactics and their ultra-liberal leadership.
Not that Microsoft is a whole lot better, but at least Bill Gate’s has admitted that solar and wind power could not do the job. At least Microsoft has some adults still at the helm, so I don’t feel bad supporting their products.
LOL! That's just about right, in my experience too.
When I have to work on a Win8 system at my job, where we can't use any of the "strap-on" accessories (like Classic Shell) that make it work sanely, I just pretend I'm on a toy phone instead of a computer. It keeps my blood pressure a little lower... :-)