[OneWingedShark]

That interface is incredibly ugly ... there’s absolutely no excuse for each to take up that huge amount of screen space, and completely obscure the background.

You got that right, such a hideous waste of space.

[HonorInPa]

Tile sizes can be changed if you wish. I’ve been using Win 8 for over 6 months and I really like it. Become more intuitive the more you use it and it is a great hybrid between the ipad and fully functioning PC.