My opinion is that there is a generally negative expectation on the part of consumers. What I have read in this thread makes me considerably more positively disposed towards Win8, though I'm in no position to do anything about it either way. In my case, the work system isn't one I can change, while the home system....could run anything that can run .NET, for the most part.

Still, it does make me want to try it. Perhaps I will get around to picking up a copy when I set up a new system, but that will not be for months, at this rate. Sounds much more promising, though.