I think Windows 8 is for tablets and not desktops.

Ergonomically, it does not make sense to touch your screen while at a desk.

If going for efficiency, removing the capacity for hierarchical sorting doesn't make sense unless the number of launchers is below the number of launchers Windows 8 ships with.

If using for business, the number of launchers will be way too high, and good luck telling users where to find the icon for something in a 30-page scrolling matrix of icons that can be freely rearranged by the user.

I respect the attempt to merge the experience between tablets phones and desktops, but they took a big misstep when they removed desktop features in favor of touch features. They should have kept both.