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Originally Posted by rcentros
With Windows 8 it was more than just the Start Button (or lack of it). At least in the earliest editions (I haven't really followed or read much about later editions) there was also the fact that specific windows couldn't be resized and there was the schizophrenic desktop which, apparently, wouldn't always allow you to close applications. My brother has been a Windows programmer for years. He simply won't touch Windows 8.
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Again, that is an issue with Metro. If you avoided Metro applications, you wouldn't notice the non-resizable windows or non-closable applications. (Actually, I'm pretty sure you could close the application from the task manager. Yet that is something that most users wouldn't be aware of or comfortable with.)
The biggest issue, in my opinion, with Windows 8 was system management. Simple put, some things are changed in the classic control panel and other things are changed in the modern control panel. That makes some settings difficult to find. Then again, that is something that end users shouldn't be encountering on a regular basis.
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As for "Linuxland" -- while it's true many (maybe most) just eventually accepted the new Gnome, the new KDE or Unity, the fact that Linux is open means that not all of us were stuck with the new Desktops.
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That is one of the huge benefits of Linux. While bits and pieces of Windows can be changed, I have not seen anything as comprehensive as the options available to Linux users since the days of Windows 3.1.