As I said above I see 8 as great on Mobile Devices but less so on Desktops.
Though with the announcement of Surface 8 Pro Pricing in the last few hours at $899.00 for the bottom line unit that just may not happen.
Seems a bit pricey for poor battery life with a i5 CPU and easily broken device but maybe that's just me who would prefer a NB with the same or better specs and lots more storage space.
Though more to the point how would you explain this to a End User over the Phone? I had a hard enough time telling a customer last week how to reset the Service Light in their car which came in for repairs after a crash and the mechanic who repaired it forgot to reset the Service Reminder. It is literally a 15 Second job where you push the Trip Meter Reset in turn the key on and hold it for 8 to 10 seconds till the Service Light goes out and then you're good to go.
No matter what was tried the Customer was unable to reset it and didn't believe what was done when it was done in front of them. So I wish you luck with this step.

Col