OS X and Ubuntu also don't have two modes of operating. Win8 is basically two operating systems that you can freely switch between. (I use Windows for games an

OS X and Ubuntu also don't have two modes of operating. Win8 is basically two operating systems that you can freely switch between. (I use Windows for games and for testing in IE. I use OS X as my primary OS. The below is from a few hours of using Win8 after upgrading last week. I have been using Windows since the 3.1 days.) In Win8 you can click on the Desktop charm and get to the desktop. There is absolutely no way to get back to the Metro start screen by clicking on something on the screen. You have to go to a 5x5px hidden block in the bottom-left of the screen and then click on the start block thing. Or use the keyboard. When in Metro you have to go to the bottom-right corner and then wait and then go to the middle of the right in order to access settings. Or something. I can't really figure out how I manage to get the right side menu to pop out. I just move it around on the bottom right side of the screen until something happens. I still can't figure out how to edit charms. There is nothing you can click on to see all of your apps. You have to start typing while in Metro. I had to use Google to figure this out. A "find apps" or something charm would be helpful. Win8 is so chock full of mystery meat navigation that I cannot use it with the mouse. I'm having to use the keyboard to do anything. And it's so undiscoverable that I can not recommend it to anyone that isn't a power user. The Win8 UI is really bad. They'll make it better but as it stands now, it's awful and unusable for normal people.