[khyryk]

Gnome 3 makes me feel like a smartphone interface is being shoved down my throat even though I'm using a laptop. It's tolerable when I have a browser and little else opened, but it becomes hell to deal with when I have a browser, Netbeans, IM, a few folders, Word, terminal, etc. opened.

I haven't tried Windows 8 personally, so I can't really comment on that.

[p0wn3d]

I agree, the lack of customization is very irritating. If everything would get out of my way when I'm trying to do something productive I would be happy.