Windows 8 on the desktop
Our IT department has installed the Windows 8 CP on a couple of test machines. One of which is an HP touchscreen. Just for fun, we let a couple of our production staff try that machine. The common thread was that the touch feature was useless -- at the average viewing distance, it was a pain (very literally) to touch the screen for any length of time. After adding a Microsoft Touch mouse, the comments were better about the touch features but still no mention of any improvement in productivity.
At this time, it's going to be hard to sell to the bean counters when even the IT staff see no real advantage to Windows 8 on non-touch based systems.
