Windows 8

[strider]

Sometimes the phrase "new and improved" is a bit scary as the companies seem to be so bent on making changes that they take things backwards rather than forward.  This seems especially true of software.  They also seem to forget about those of us who do not need fancy, just the basics work best.

I agree, Windows 7 seems fine.  Had to find where that key went a few times, but other than that, no issues.  Windows 8.....I guess I need to try one of the suggested fixes.

[David]

Since you were a beta user it is safe to assume you are a windows junkie.  And yes... it probably is the users... but that is not their fault.  Im an IT guy and Windows 8 is a pain in the ass... It is too big a leap from one style of GUI interface to another... users can cope with gradual, incremental changes to an OS...

We just finished our windows 7 rollout earlier this year, so hopefully it'll be a while before we make the jump to 8.

BYOD will allow a few windows 8 devices to trickle in, but those users are usually more tech savvy and can adapt to the new interface.  Using 8 on a touchless laptop is a bit pointless, doable but you miss out on it's main perk.

[FSBA]

Windows 8 suffers from having too many ideas going on at once. Is it supposed to be Microsoft's counter to Andorid and Mobile iOS? Is it supposed to still be the OS every office computer ships with?