MS Strategy
I have not tried Win 8 and so cannot comment as to its faults or strengths, however, it seems that MS will be trying to get a wide adoption of the Metro interface on the desktop so that over time, it's familiarity will then help persuade users to choose a tablet or phone with a similar interface, hence universal adoption of MS across all devices. Given that 90% of desktops use Windows it could be a good strategy...assuming everyone does not get a fright and avoids it like the plague ?? la ME and Vista!