Sorry about that. We'll see how it works out for you. :-)
"Tech pundits will bitch and moan about Windows 8 at first because change is difficult, but I think it will be a huge hit with Microsoft’s customers."
I tend to think PC World is a bit closer to the mark:
Windows 8's Metro UI: 7 Things You May Just HateMaybe it'll be better by the third version... =:-DThe brightly colored, interactive tiles of Windows 8's Metro interface are fun and innovative. But they can also be frustrating and completely unintuitive to use.
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(After discussing how much of the system uses the old, non-touch interface...)
None of these are particularly weird or wacky things to want to do. In Android, iOS, or even Windows Phone, all can be done comfortably with an interface designed for touch. This creates a tremendous problem. Android and iOS are the competition, and their proponents can point to these parts of Windows 8 and make a very credible argument that, for all the thought and care and work that have gone into the touch parts, it's only half of a real tablet operating system.And they'd have a good point.
PC World is just another tech pundit lost in the “Apple can do no wrong, Microsoft can do no right” echo chamber. But whether or not someone likes Windows 8 is a matter of personal taste, and that’s all there is to it.
I should have added in my previous post that although I have enjoyed some Apple products in the past, I despise the company’s secretive nature and its politics. Apple plays the press and public like a $2 violin, stoking the rumor mill when they need some free publicity. I prefer Microsoft’s open approach. Windows 8 is out there months before release. They make no secret of their product road map, and allow customers to make informed decisions well before launch. I also despised Steve Jobs because he was a hypocritical billionaire ultra-liberal who kissed up to Clinton and Obama. I hated putting money in his pocket.