"You don't like it so it's not a good OS... ok gotcha. I'll keep that in mind.
BTW, I run Windows 8 on my main desktop and I wouldn't go back to 7. Now you've come across someone who likes it."
I was referring to people I actually know (I know about a dozen folks who have tried Windows 8, ranging from barely computer literate to fairly geeky, and none of them have anything positive to say about it for desktop or laptop use). Sales figures back me up - as a whole, people don't want Windows 8. And business won't touch it with a 10 foot pole. And remember I'm speaking generally about trends here - obviously there are some people who like it.
The whole problem with Windows 8 is this: Yes, you can get it to work more or less like Windows 7 (which I did, btw, when I was using it)... BUT, why would you pay money for a new product when all you are going to do with it is install 3rd party workarounds to get it back to what you had before? Memory management is a non-issue for 99% of people running Windows 7, and the idea of Windows being secure is just kind of funny...
There is nothing meaningfully new with Windows 8 that improves its usability or functionality on a desktop compared to Windows 7. And many of the new things Windows 8 brings are related to Metro... and are things you immediately want workarounds for if you are using a desktop.