I think the Vista effect needs to be considered here. The bad feelings toward Vista would have driven many people to upgrade to 7 which was seen as a saviour at

I think the Vista effect needs to be considered here. The bad feelings toward Vista would have driven many people to upgrade to 7 which was seen as a saviour at the time. Now, 7 is still a great operating system, and with 8, people are being asked to make a fairly significant adjustment to what they are used to. I upgraded my 7 machine to 8 last week, and absolutely love it! I suspect as positive reviews come out, and people become more comfortable with the idea of touch on their laptop screen, adoption of windows 8 will be strong. But I suspect a tepid response will last for another month or so.