So I took the plunge today and upgraded to Windows 8. Normally i wait on something like this but given the current price of only $39.00, I decided I would give it a shot.
I must say the installation was super easy and only took about 30 minutes. getting to know the new interface is also not as difficult as you might think as long as you remember that the idea is to make windows a seamless transition between multiple devices. Microsoft is taking the phone+tablet+PC idea and running with it.
I was worried that i would not like the tiles, but actually I do. They are…… cleaner then Android widgets and much more interesting then iOS icons. I love Android widgets but you have to admit there is very little uniformity and they can make a very messy screen. Windows 8 start page is much cleaner but still give you the updates that a widget does.
The start screen is obviously made for a tablet but works very well on a laptop too. The one issue that i have is that i cannot figure out how launch programs that are not on the start screen lol. but I am sure I will figure it out.