Don't worry about it. My opinion as a user, developer, and administrator of Windows for 30 years, about whether Microsoft erred on the Win8 UI, is just my opinion. Microsoft's hundreds of millions of customers are the ones whose opinions really matter.
Let's all look forward to Windows 10, which is the subject of this thread anyway. Win 10 promises to be a lot better, in pretty much every respect.
Have a great day!
LOL, correction. “Almost 30 years” — release 2, not release 1. Oh well! :)