They are all a compromise - somebody's gotta be able to do better.
I have been using Windows 8 since the betas and have yet to find a "metro" app that would be my preference on the standard desktop PC with a mouse and keyboard. On my tablet - which I updated to Windows 8 pro - I have a couple that, if forced, I will use. But if my stylus is handy I return to the standard desktop. Yesterday I popped an SD card with some pictures into the tablet and an app appeared to allow me to put the pictures somewhere. But, it had no browse facility - so beyond an educated guess I had no idea where the pictures were going and no obvious option to choose. I couldn't be bothered to investigate, so I just cancelled and used the desktop. These full-screen tiled apps totally suck.