>http://www.technologyreview.com/review/511116/windows-8-design-over-usability/
>
>It points out the good and bad, but is a fair review.


"Windows 8 will well serve the needs of those nontechnical users who just want to access their online social networks, watch Netflix, and go shopping—especially since the underlying system provides more security while making it easier for them to find, download, and install their (Microsoft-approved) apps. Windows 8 does a poor job of catering to knowledge workers like me who earn a living by synthesizing information from multiple data sources or use application programs that have hundreds of specialized features. But those brain-heavy office workers do not represent Microsoft’s present or future."

So Windows 8 is great for FaceBook and Twitter fans.

Everyone else does not represent Microsoft's present or future.

That sounds about right.

Microsoft has left the building.