[phylosopher]

I recently visited Microsoft innovation labs in Mountain View and they were really touting how cool Windows 8 would be on desktops and tablets. I've actually been using the release candidate version on a dual boot laptop with Ubuntu for the past couple of months and have not been impressed or greatly inconvenience. I did ask the presenter, a Microsoft developer, how I could easily shutdown my computer as the shutdown button is now not easily accessible as in Windows 7. His answer annoyed me as he gave me three options on how to do it but didn't address the "easily" part of my question. This may be a pattern with Microsoft, lots of feature but limited simplicity.

[kenjackson]

Ask 10 random users how they shutdown their iPad. I suspect that 9 of 10 will tell you they close their cover on the screen. Press them and say, "no, how do you actually shut it down". I suspect you'll get blank stares.

Most people never need to turn off their devices. Most people probably turn off their machine when there is no need.

[NZ_Matt]

Shutting down using Win 8 takes exactly the same number of clicks as in Win 7. Alternatively you could just hit the power button and it'll shut down fine.

[numo16]

Alt-F4 from the desktop in Win 8 still works, as well. Being that I'm in the desktop a majority of the time on Win 8 and have always used Alt-F4 if actually needed to turn off my machine for some reason (who does this anymore?), so not much change for me.

[phylosopher]

Not on the release candidate. Perhaps on the current release.