The Win 8 zealots thought everybody wanted a computer to act like a phone. I kept hearing CUA (Converged User Architecture.) Sounded like CYA to me. MS had to allow customers to keep the user interface that made sense. “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” I still hate phones’ user interface for a lot of functions.
i think win 8 was where MS was actually trying to address the problems with windows, after years of ignoring a lot of security issues