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The general view seems to be stay with Win 7 unless you really need touch.
 
 

Wookiee
The general view seems to be stay with Win 7 unless you really need touch.
 
 

I think this sums it up and not knowing WHEN I'll be getting (in) touch......I'll go with known rather than the unknown......Thanks Wook!!
 

Wookiee
The general view seems to be stay with Win 7 unless you really need touch.
 

 
I would say the general view seems to be that many are afraid of Win 8, though it seems no one can offer any tangible reason why it should be avoided (outside of an abundance of caution).

I have Win 8 with Classic Shell. I have uninstalled all the apps except Skydrive and Store, 'cause they can't be removed, I just un-pinned them from the start screen.
 
Once you have got rid of that stuff  the metro screen is usable, but I still work the old way with desk-top icons and the start menu, depending on the type of program. The tiles for programs are just huge, not stupidly huge like the tiles for apps just a bit daft large. If they could be reduced in size it would be a big improvement, then with the grouping functions the start screen would start to become actually useful.
 
I decided to skip Win 7 all together and go with Win 8 as I considered it more future proof.
 
The biggest problem with windows 8 in my book is no Solitaire, Mahjongg Titans or Minesweeper

Karyn
 
The new start screen is great, if you're on a tablet.  Totaly useless on a PC with no touch screen.
 
 

Totally disgree, in what way is it difficult ?

Glyn Barnes
 
 
The biggest problem with windows 8 in my book is no Solitaire, Mahjongg Titans or Minesweeper

You can download them for free in the store.
 
The "charm" bar is the only thing that really bugs me - would be nice to have the facility to turn that off.

Glyn Barnes
I have Win 8 with Classic Shell. I have uninstalled all the apps except Skydrive and Store, 'cause they can't be removed, I just un-pinned them from the start screen.
 
Once you have got rid of that stuff  the metro screen is usable, but I still work the old way with desk-top icons and the start menu, depending on the type of program. The tiles for programs are just huge, not stupidly huge like the tiles for apps just a bit daft large. If they could be reduced in size it would be a big improvement, then with the grouping functions the start screen would start to become actually useful.
 
I decided to skip Win 7 all together and go with Win 8 as I considered it more future proof.
 
The biggest problem with windows 8 in my book is no Solitaire, Mahjongg Titans or Minesweeper

You guys are killing me....slowly....
Man, I'll tell you what, I've gone back and forth between these two (as of the last few days)...my heads starting to spin.
 
The "future proof" comment is what my original thinking was too, so I really do appreciate your input/being an actual user Glyn.
 
Have you run into any functional issues with general use in Win 8?
 
 

drewfx1

Wookiee
The general view seems to be stay with Win 7 unless you really need touch.
 

 
I would say the general view seems to be that many are afraid of Win 8, though it seems no one can offer any tangible reason why it should be avoided (outside of an abundance of caution).

This.
 
I think many people are just repeating what they have read / heard somewhere else rather than having tried it out themselves.