Maybe I misunderstood, or maybe it was someone else. (This is already a runaway thread and I am too lazy to dig through it for the specific post). IAC I have two very nice monitors which I do not want to replace. Also, I do not see touch capability being useful, or even supported, in the desktop apps I use. Also, I don't want fingerprints all over my screens ;-)

>Did I say that? If I did, I didn't mean it. There is full touch in all editions of Win8. It will work on the desktop if you have a touch screen. There are a slew of touch-enabled tablets and laptops coming out. I haven't looked at desktops for a whilte, but I'll bet you'll find some there too.
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>>I asked about the touch interface earlier. What are you running it on? -- phone, tablet, desktop? I was told there is no touch capability in the desktop version.
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>>Regardless, you and Craig are giving me second thoughts about Win8. I have been in "someday over the rainbow" mode about it.