Ur_Mom
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And it seems that those with the newer touch screen devices and tablets like the Modern UI, as it makes sense. Those with desktop and non-touch devices don't like the Modern UI. That's why I feel that during the initial roll out of Windows 8, there should have been a choice for what UI you wanted. In several years, it really won't matter. Devices will have caught up to the software.
Businesses... For the most part I agree. When machines are replaced (3-5 year schedule), that's when the new OS is added. But, for our new machines we aren't going with Windows 8. So, for at least another 3-5 years, we are on Windows 7. At that time, we will have to look at support and such. We might be forced onto the new edition of Windows, like it or not. Right now, if the start menu was an option without a third party tool, we would be deploying Windows 8 (we are on touch screen devices, which are to a limited group).
If you buy a new device with Windows 8 and it's a tablet/hybrid - you're going to be a lot happier than if you upgrade a desktop to Windows 8. At least with a large sample of people, I'd wager that's what you'd find.
Businesses... For the most part I agree. When machines are replaced (3-5 year schedule), that's when the new OS is added. But, for our new machines we aren't going with Windows 8. So, for at least another 3-5 years, we are on Windows 7. At that time, we will have to look at support and such. We might be forced onto the new edition of Windows, like it or not. Right now, if the start menu was an option without a third party tool, we would be deploying Windows 8 (we are on touch screen devices, which are to a limited group).
If you buy a new device with Windows 8 and it's a tablet/hybrid - you're going to be a lot happier than if you upgrade a desktop to Windows 8. At least with a large sample of people, I'd wager that's what you'd find.
I understand the point but one thing about the vast majority of Windows machines, even in business, they tend not to get upgraded much during their life of service. What came with the machine is what typically stays there.
Secondly, I suspect that there's a lot more touch hardware being sold these days. Last year in a place like Walmart, almost none of the laptops had touch. This year it's the opposite, almost all do, Wally World even sells Windows tablets now. Hardware was always a big part of it, and much like Windows 8, the hardware was on the incomplete side. I've said from day one that Windows 8 adoption would be slow and that we really wouldn't be able to judge it well until the right hardware at the right prices started coming online and that's just now started to happen.
The way I figured it is if good cheap tablets and hybrids and touch devices couldn't sell Windows 8, I don't think a Start Menu would offer much hope either.