“That’s exactly it. That Metro UI is crap on a desktop, but makes sense on a tablet or a phone. I think if they gave desktop users the ability to blow off Metro, it’d be okay. “
Not exactly a smashing success on phones, either.
Getting mindshare on any new consumer product takes time. The original iphone took 5 quarters to sell 6.1m units. We're only midway through the 3rd quarter of the Nokia Lumia's introduction. As the consumer becomes more aware that a new generation of Windows phones has arrived, we'll see how it performs against Google and Apple.