@Sandeep
I agree with you, but...if we look at history, there was a time when Office 2003 was replaced by 2007 and the daunted ribbon. Everyone hated it. (Not so sure I love it now, lol). But, companies made 3rd party apps to change the ribbon back to the more traditional dropdown list. By 2010, users just accepted the ribbon and, actually, learned to like it.
If Microsoft stays away from the Start Menu, eventually, companies like Stardock with their $4.99 apps are going to stop making them. I don't know...it's a work in progress. There is no reason you don't can't have both.
@Tom,
Have you used Windows 8? The apps just take over the screen. the browser which browses from left to right hardly looks like a browser. It is lightning fast. It's almost as if it doesn't load the page, but it just appears. There are some sites it doesn't work with. It's a lot like Swype. Learning curve, yes, but my guess, although I am not there yet, is if you had 10 tasks to accomplish, and you were well-versed in 8, you could fly through them.
@Ben,
Are you speaking from experience, e.g. have a problem with networking. I haven't yet, and given I haven't with XP, WIN 7 and other OS, I can't imagine there would be a problem. Microsoft would shoot itself in the foot if it had issues being on a domain. Although, my guess is Mr. Sinofsky would be laughing. Then, since he designed it, maybe not.
