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Having been a windows user since version 3.0’ I think Microsoft makes too many changes, just for the sake of change.

Once users get past the learning curve of each new iteration of Windows, and get their production back up to speed, their servers updated, and figures out which of their customers have what version of Windows, for backwards compatibility of communications and documents, along comes still another new version of everything.

Take the newer “ribbon” that replaced the standard menus in MS Office, now I had the old menu system down pat, there was nothing I couldn’t do in Word and Excel, now with the new versions, it’s hunt and peck all over again. The whole conceptualization is gone.

And the, there’s the “library” filing system, very confusing for those who cut their teeth on the file and directory method. Duplicates everywhere, copies of files that I didn’t copy. I hate it.

Of course, I’m an old guy, and us old guys aren’t as fanatical about “change” as our younger counterparts, so maybe that’s the problem.

So far, what I’ve seen and read about Windows 8 , I want no part of it.

RE: Having been a windows user since version 3.0’ I think Microsoft makes too many changes, just for the sake of change.

I don’t think Windows 8 is “change for the sake of change”. This time, Microsoft recognizes that it can’t rest on past laurels with Apple, Amazon and Google creating the next wave of products AWAY from the Desktop ( which Microsoft still dominates).

Windows 8 is supposed to be the Operating System that runs on ALL devices, giving developers a uniform OS to work with -— Smart phones, Tablets, Gaming Consoles, Desktops and Servers.

Whether this be-all-to-every-platform OS will succeed remains to be seen. But no, I don’t think this is change for the sake of change. This is fighting for survival.

Frank, I suggest you look into Open Office. Its free and does everything MS Office does, in a much smaller package.
It is completely compatible with all of the MS Office programs and much easier to use.
I looked into it 2 years ago when I was faced with updating 3 computers in my office and saw how much a new copy of MS Office cost.
I made the switch to Open Office and have not had one problem or any regrets.

It also is not the computer resource hog that MS Office is. And unlike MS Office, it does not 'take-over' your computer.

Open Office <- - link.