[youlost_thegame]

Why are people so reluctant to change? Ubuntu, Apple and Microsoft are changing their UIs to add a new layer of usability, which can always be disabled. This is clearly a transition release, like Unity or Mountain Lion, which will set the foundations for the future of PC operating systems.

The author is free to switch to linux whenever he wants, but using Windows 8 as scapegoat is a quite poor excuse.

[aespinoza]

I don't believe this is a resistance to change. It is just that Win8 doesn't seem to be made to work on the computers we have today.

I'm sure tomorrow, maybe. I can't see how right now. I can't imagine myself coding in a virtual keyboard.

Now maybe in a few years, even coding will change, then maybe Win8 might be going in the right direction, but for me right now, and probably even next year, Win8 won't be able to fill my needs.

[justncase80]

I'm writing this from win8 on laptop right now. After 3 days of using it I'm finding it very usable. I spend most of my time on the desktop but I have the metro remote desktop pinned on the left and I'm watching my build go by. Switching back and forth is easy and nice. When I need to run a new app I just hit Win then type whatever I want: Win->"notepad" boom, notpad pops up. It actually feels faster than the start menu in win7 too. You just have to get a little more keyboard-centric and not rely on the mouse for everything, though you can still put your mouse in the corners and get all the menus you need.

[nxn]

Is it possible to disable the hot corners/replace their functionality with a keyboard shortcut?

[justncase80]

There are a variety of keyboard shortcuts: http://win8review.com/2011/09/windows-8-shortcuts/