Did anyone see a bandwagon round here? Oh, right, everyone already got on it...
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People, an OS is just a means to an end, the programs you run (and lets be clear on this, they are programs, not apps) will look exactly the same. The backend stuff that improves the stability, security and speed of the system will be what make Windows 8 worth having. My experience of the Tom's website, editing photos in CS3 or watching movies on XBMC will not change one iota and neither will it for you
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So please, just for a while, hold off on the grandstanding about the GUI and realise that in the last 12 months Microsoft have pushed out more new products than they have in the last 10 years.