Opinions
I believe I have stated that everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, I also feel there is a difference between stating something as an opinion vs. stating something as if it is a fact.
I would also point out that the discussion here has devolved into a variety of different discussions, ranging from issues with some keyboards not having a Windows Key to arguements about whether or not older people can learn new things, and so on.
Many of the comments here are clearly just bashing Windows 8. The ones that just say something like "Windows 8 sucks!" etc., are just bashing. They're not saying anything useful or intelligent.
Many people here are making claims that Windows 8 somehow cannot be used with a keyboard and mouse, or that a touch screen interface is totally incompatible with a keyboard and mouse. This is simply not true either. There is a reason why they make add-on keyboards/mice for tablets and phones. Using a mouse to point at an icon and click it is logically no different from using your finger to point at an icon and tap on it. I have a Remote Desktop application on my Android phone, and I can easily control a Windows XP computer using the touch screen interface on my phone. The mouse pointer moves where I move my finger on the screen. A tap on the screen registers as a click on the remote Windows machine. It may not be perfect, and it may not be for everyone, but it works. To say that it doesn't work is untrue. In the same way, a mouse can be used to move a pointer on a touch screen interface, and clicking the mouse will register the same as tapping the touch screen. It's fine if someone says they don't like it, but to say it doesn't work, or it can't be done, or it is tremendously difficult to do is simply not true.
I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that my beef is with the people who say things that aren't true, people who say new things are too hard to learn, people who say users are incapable of learning new things, people who make bold claims with no evidence to support their claims and people who just whine and complain for the sake of whining and complaining. I have no problem with people having different opinions and I fully understand that everyone's situation is different.
Rick
