and that its a bad thing because...?
Software engineers and IT people in general are expected to learn new technologies as they become available and find practical uses for them.
If this change its being "forced" on us by big evil brother microsoft then each of us will decide as individuals if we are willing to step out of our comfort zone and give it a try, or just complain and say that all past times are always better, and spent lots of time to sell the kool aid that the "new stuff" its bad for you (as it seems to me its your case).
I've been around long enough to see the change from DOS based applications to "visual" ones. Now we are moving from visual to "touch" ones. I remember people claiming that the new paradigm was bad and will never prosper...
I challenge you to write a positive article and find 10 reasons why you should at least give Win8/Metro development a try. enough with the negativity!
