agree with you on (1), hence surface rt launching same day I guess. as for (2), I imagine everyone who does any sort of work on a pc is in the same boat on thi

agree with you on (1), hence surface rt launching same day I guess. as for (2), I imagine everyone who does any sort of work on a pc is in the same boat on this. but I’ve found (been using the previews for a while now) that metro has a lot to offer beyond being a touch-optimized ui.. essentially, in using windows 8, the entire desktop has turned into a ‘work’ app (as well as ‘file manager’ and ‘advanced settings’ apps). I still can do everything I could before on the desktop, and still do when it comes to work-related tasks, but much of my other use has shifted to metro. things like casual web browsing, email, messaging, and music have all become metro experiences for me, and all those experiences have become markedly better (the interface just lends itself better to consumption-related tasks). in addition, it’s also pretty nice to have the ability to play a casual game here-and-there, and checking-in on news via apps is much more enjoyable then the web. that’s just my take on it. I think when people stop thinking about it as windows with metro tacked-on, and rather as a whole new experience + a very powerful ‘app’ that holds all functionality of classic windows one click away, they can better appreciate it. I think this will become more apparent once it's been out in the market and more apps are added so that people can spend more time in the metro environment.