Originally Posted by tical

by forcing people to get used to windows 8, it's going to make for a much more seamless transition into mobile devices (tablets, phones, etc)

then in the future when people pick up a microsoft tablet or phone, they'll intuitively know how to use it since it mimics their laptops / desktops... easier sell

as long as it has the 'classic shell' i'll be fine with it... windows 7 was perfect as far as i'm concerned