I'm not aware of any business who'd want to give the workers a huge tablet with no "Start" button and no way to launch applications except by typing their name on a special screen. How many common folks remember names of the software that they run daily? They just click on icons that are in a certain place, and a familiar interface shows up. I personally don't know the names of 90% of stuff that is on my computer. Why should I remember arcane names that software developers assign to their products? I have what I need on the desktop and in the start menu, arranged as I want it to be. Win8's Start screen is a mile-long pale shadow of these two essential launchers, and it is minimally customizable.
I can get around Win8 if I must. But first I am professionally working with computers, and second I have the OS modified to restore the Start button and to get rid of the awful Start screen. You cannot expect that from a mom and pop business because they can't, and you cannot expect that from a Fortune $n business because they don't need to - they have downgrade rights, and Win7 is all that they will ever need for the nearest decade.
If I need a new PC for the business and I cannot buy one with Windows 7, I will put it together from parts instead. TigerDirect sells Win7 Home Premium for $99 and Pro for $139. And if MS pulls that stock, it should blame only itself for the aftermath. None of our accountants, who are not exactly spring chickens, are willing or ready to learn the new tablet UI of Win8 (not that it is any good in the first place.)
I like windows 7. I have the home premium version on this laptop. The backup laptop runs 7 as well, but not sure which one.
Is there a benefit to changing up to Pro?