Win7 is solid and stable. Win8 can be made to look like Win7. Microsoft needs to make this an easily-accessed option out of the box.
For the most part, this is a result of some of the tools/initiatives I mentioned earlier on this thread [IIRC]. There are other software items to consider as well, Visual Studio for one example has some "interesting" memory issues.
Win8 can be made to look like Win7. Microsoft needs to make this an easily-accessed option out of the box.
This is true. With a new UI they'd probably be best off using something like the Win98 startup/intro screen with three options 1) set to the classic mode, 2) use the new UI mode, 3) a tutorial for the new-UI mode.