"Overall I see both Apple and Microsoft going for consumer level devices, remember calculators are computers as well, only biased for the application and in tha

"Overall I see both Apple and Microsoft going for consumer level devices, remember calculators are computers as well, only biased for the application and in that both apple and microsoft are transitioning towards a unified interface and standard making computers more and more consumerised. Thats ok as there will always be Linux and many other operating systems to play with if you need that level of interaction and in that whilst its a change I don't like, I can understand it." A huge chunk of Microsoft revenue comes from business customers, pros and the ilk, who run applications that can't all be distilled down to a touch interface. There's still a CLI in Windows 8 and much of the MS new server products are driven with CLI in the form of Powershell. You can pick your level of interaction that you need.