Well, for better or worse, Windows 8 is out....I have had the chance to play with both laptops and desktops (new) loaded with Win 8. My impressions are more positive than I expected, as I found the new Sony Win 8 laptops (VERY sexy!!!) with touch screens to be the best usage of the Metro interface. Though minus the ubiquitous Start button you can still return to a Win 7 style UI and it is VERY easy to switch between UI's.... On non-touch screens (laptops especially) I did not like trying to navigate Metro with the laptop's touch pad (actually, I despise all laptop touch pads).....using a USB/Bluetooth/wireless mouse on a Win 8 desktop/laptop created a quicker experience and seems MUCH better. It would be easy to clean up significantly the Metro UI as what the manufacturers load up is a lot of garbage....and despite what the doomsayers offer, one does NOT need to be a super geek to learn the interface. I feel that I could become quite comfortable with the Win 8 environment rather quickly. I also suspect that by summer of 2013, touch screens will be more common (and less pricey) so that Win 8 should be more appealing...I will likely upgrade the to Win 8 the same way I upgraded from Vista to Win 7...wait for SP1 to come out....And no, I could care less about Ubuntu/Linux...and I am not an Apple fan Cheers,
Can't say if W8 is GR8, but cNet's initial impressions are positive... Microsoft Windows 8 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review
See the light and buy a Mac! They run so well on any kind of power. They are faster and in the long run will last longer!
Guess Guinness did not receive your memo. AMD Sets World Record For Fastest Computer Chip - Technology News - redOrbit