There is an unavoidable fragmentation between the tablet, and the desktop. Please show me an OS that does both better? It is unifying not fragmenting. I'd reall

There is an unavoidable fragmentation between the tablet, and the desktop. Please show me an OS that does both better? It is unifying not fragmenting. I'd really like to hear what people think MS should have done. From a desktop perspective windows 8 IS just like windows 7, except it has replaced the start menu and uses ribbons (can be disabled). The metro UI works reasonably with a mouse, and power-users will no doubt search with the keyboard -- exactly like they do now. On the touch side, it will be possible to use your 'pc' with a touch interface and it will work. Which is obviously a big change from a windows 7 tablet. Instead of trying to force the desktop experience they have embraced things like full screen apps, and it is all still usable with mouse/keyboard. It is not a 'drastic change' for consumers who have been lapping up iOS and android devices. If MS don't make a move then they will lose the touch world to android and iOS.. which will eventually become the laptop market of today (ie the mainstream). Their WP7 attempt shows that people aren't keen on a new, separate OS, even though it is often said to be good. So now is their chance to leverage their ecosystem (whether it be recompiled apps for arm or intel actually becomes common in the touch space), or lose that advantage. This, IMO, is the point of windows 8.. MS isn't going to care if you stay with windows 7. 8 is about not being shut out of the touch market. ie the survival of windows and it's advantage.