[DesertSapper]

I use WinXP, Linux (Debian-like flavor), OSX Lion, and anything else they can throw my way at work. I use Win7 and just grabbed Win8 (first dev verision) at home.

I like Win8 already - even if it has a ton of features not implemented in my image.

Note: You can switch back to the "old" desktop in Win8 if you can't handle Metro. Personally, I like it but it's not too useful without a touchscreen. I'm going to test it out on a touchscreen laptop/tablet.

If Microsoft is successful in this, expect Apple's OS X+1 to do the same ... basically move toward their tablet and phone IOS.

[Psycho_Bunny]

“You can switch back to the “old” desktop in Win8 if you can’t handle Metro”

No, you can’t. MS removed the Start button. There was a reg hack to put it back in the Developer Preview but MS removed even THAT in the Consumer Preview.

You’re trapped flipping between the two UIs.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Note: You can switch back to the “old” desktop in Win8 if you can’t handle Metro.

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This seems to be a fairly fundamental and important point - thanks for pointing this out. So it’s not really the end of the world as we know it LOL.