[upchuck]

First:  Win 8

Second: Win 8.1

Third:  Win 8.1 Update

The third iteration on Win 8 isn't bad. Less tile world, more Win 7 like interface. It's really not half bad. But it's certainly not Win 7.

[newfreep]

In Jan, I bought a new Ultrabook that came with Win8. I immediately upgraded to 8.1 so no experience with Win8.

That said, Win8.1 blows away Win7 in both speed and stability.

My Win8.1 Ultrabook boots-up almost instantaneously.

Checking 1 box allows Boot-up direct to Desktop - just like Win7.