>If you think Win8 is just a new face on top of win7, you're mistaken. There are many features that are of benefit.
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>Off the top of my head
>- The OS uses less memory
>- Faster boot
>- Faster wake from sleep/hibernate
>- More secure
>- Better memory management
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>And, also important, it starts getting you used to how Windows will work in the future. If the leaks of Windows Blue are accurate, the Start button won't be coming back.

I think it's even more than that. If you take a play around with Blue you'll notice that all the things that caused you to go to the desktop are now being put in the metro interface - so I think that not only is that start button for sure not coming back - but I think the plan is to get rid of desktop all together.

>>Yes, I did. I got a desktop with win8 and simply don't see the benefit for desktop development. I can see it work for tablets, but I just believe that W7 is more convenient for me.