FYI http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/final-thoughts-on-windows-8-a-design-disa ster/20706
This article from June mirrors most of my initial feelings. Especially when he says "Even at this late stage in the game, it still feels to me like Windows 8 is two operating systems unceremoniously bolted together" and "It's not just a massive gamble - it's too much of a gamble". After more days of fiddling with Win8 I'm getting won over yet, except perhaps for a few usability improvements. We'll see... Greg