I can't find another thread on this so here goes :
Has anyone else installed the Windows 8 Consumer Preview OS and if you have what do you think about it?
I was going to do a rebuild on an old PC (Q6600) that was running Vista so I thought what the heck, try Windows 8 for a few months and avoid having to pay for another Windows 7 licence.
I must say that it installed quickly and the Metro GUI seems very responsive but I can't help feel that it is first and foremost designed for a touch sensitive tablet PC with the needs of desktop and laptop users being an afterthought.
The Metro UI that looks great on the "small" screen of my lads Nokia 800 phone just seems totally lost on a 24/27 in monitor and the bundled Metro Apps will only launch full-screen (again great for a tablet) and fail to make good use of the capabilities of a proper PC.
Most "normal" progams cause the OS to drop out of Metro mode and run in the "desktop app" which is basically a clone of Win 7 but without the "Start" button in the bottom LHS.
Anyone else taken the plunge? Are MS moving away from the business / power user market as tablets become the norm for web browsing, email and social media use?
