Ur_Mom
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But I would ask that you ask around and really, it won't take too many people before it should become clear to you that the vast majority of us absolutely will not or ever will use Windows 8 unless that stupid tablet screen is removed and the start button is replaced ( OFFICIALLY ) from Microsoft. Or, at the very least users given the choice to turn those options or or off.
This is one of the big ones for enterprise. A simple thing like a GPO to put the classic start button. Another to remove Modern UI. We will not be doing any upgrades to Windows 8 unless a user specifically asks for it and has previous knowledge of it. If they haven't used it before, they don't get it (yet). We are an IT department, not an education system, and we cannot put that many resources into training the users on the new UI.
This is the assessment of 90% of the enterprise market from what I've read, heard and discussed with others. It's not a bad OS at all, it's just not easy to support and the end users will need training. And for those that say they won't - you are wrong. A lot of end users are not the technically knowledgeable users. They are those that sit down, click the Start button and get to work. Yes, they can learn a new OS. But, they don't want to. They want to sit down and work. After a few years when it catches up in the consumer market, I'm sure more will be comfortable with it. But, as it stands, it's not going to happen.
I love Windows 8 on my desktop and laptop. I am buying a Windows 8 tablet. It's a great OS and it functions very well for me. But, I'm not the average end user.
Your arguments are very valid, regardless of who and how much people try to say otherwise. In 5 years when Windows 8/9/X are further pushed into the consumer market and they know how to use it, I'd say things would be different. But, right now, you are 100% spot on.