>>Ahh.. got it..
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>>I'm using daily on my personal laptop. I don't have a desktop.
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>>I rarely see Metro. I usually put the machine into sleep. When it comes back, it's back at desktop. It's a bit difficult getting to rarely used applications. I do need to switch to metro, but a single press of the Windows key does that. I then type in the application name, so no hunting for one tile among dozens.
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>>Often used desktop programs are pinned to the task bar. But, I have to navigate to the .exe in Explorer to pin it.
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>>So far, other than having to go to Metro and pinning, for me, it isn't much different than Win7.
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>So in other words, on your laptop you are avoiding Metro and using the desktop.
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>How many people will get excited about metro and touch interface when they need to primarily use the desktop because the metro interface isn't worth a damn on anything bigger than a tablet (if that)?
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>>>You told me in a previous message you use Win8 mostly at the desktop (when on a desktop PC anyway).
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>>>How's the touch working on the desktop? You like it there right?
I haven't seen anyone tout Metro on the desktop. That isn't the point, and won't be until desktop monitors support touch. Using Metro on a desktop PC now would be like having sex with three rubbers.
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