>After being installed for a week I am not thrilled by what I see.
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>And to make things worst I've got some problems running my VFP app.
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>I can't use MoleBox. I'll deal with that later.
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>I installed it because customers use it. My apps problems are minor but still there are problems.
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>As for the commercials heve you ever seen commercials more stupid than that? I can't wait for the frisbee commercial. Imagine the scene. "And when you're finished working, you can use it as a frisbee. Weeeeee!"
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>Is there still a marketing department at Microsoft?

I've worked with it a bit and tried to really understand it rather than immeiately moving to a Start button replacement. Here is my opinion:

1) The thing makes a lot of calls back to MS to give them your personal info - check the EULA :)

2) All Metro apps call MS

Having said that -

The Metro interface, i.e. the tiles, is all well and fine - basically pretty eye candy. Essentially it is a huge "start screen" rather than the start button which leads to a Programs menu structure. But its not as efficient as the Start button -> Programs menu structure imo because the Metro interface mode runs either in (a) only the most important apps in large tiles or (b) all the apps, shortcuts, supporting apps, of every package etc. in lots of very small tiles (like God mode under previous versions of Windows). Its all just too much clutter and hard to find what you want. So you are forced into typing the name of an app. But how must a user know the name of the different apps that comprise an application?

Secondly, besides Metro apps, normal apps load in the desktop environment e.g. Excel. So you go to Metro but always end up in desktop. So why give me this extra overhead called Metro? Why replace the Start button -> Programs menu structure with something else which is less efficient, simply because of screen real-estate issues, and I still end up back in desktop mode? Why not just stay in desktop mode all the time. This is why I think users simply find ways to avoid Metro and go straight to desktop because that's where I am going to be all the time anyway.

Third, why do I have to start remembering arcane windows key combinations? I see Hank mentions click on desktop and press Windows key F4. There are many of these combinations that do all sorts of things. For me this is a step back in time, back to keyboard commands instead of point and click.

For the rest, when working in desktop mode you could just as easily be in Win 7 or Vista. Its all the same except Win 8 dropped Aero in favour of a plain colour and border scheme (which is fine by me as that's just another style and opinion). I don't mind the look and feel of Win 8, its an eye-candy change which is OK. Actually its quite pleasant after a while, imho.

If you spend a bit of time on clicking or pointing at the desktop screen corners, learn a few Windows key combos, and create desktop icons or taskbar icons for apps you need all the time then you will be ok.