I must admit I am a windows 7 fan but I gave 8 a run and found it to be annoying, it really seems to aimed more at tablet users then desktop users, I ditched it and went back to 7, it will take something pretty special to make me convinced that I need to "upgrade".
It also seems that the past is alive and well in that every second release is a good one and I put 8 in with ME, Vista and 98 as opposed to 7, Xp and 98Se....

JJ