I am using Windows 8 on a non touch notebook for a time now (including the pre-versions). I find that the Modern UI in my daily work is irrelevant, I think of i

I am using Windows 8 on a non touch notebook for a time now (including the pre-versions). I find that the Modern UI in my daily work is irrelevant, I think of it as full-screen start menu. I wouldn't change back to Windows 7 (and I loved Windows 7, because of the new features (Windows 8 boots and wakes up way faster). In addition, there IS a complete desktop UI in Windows 8 and so far, I can run every program that i was able to run in Windows 7. Interestingly my Winodws 8 usage changed completely when I was reviewing the Lenovo Yoga and the Dell XPS. Both have an additional Tablet-Mode you can switch into. I did most of my work in the desktop mode, using mouse, keyboard etc (not even thinking about the touchscreen). When I surfed (you know, the typical couch scenario) I immediately switched to the modern ui and its apps an browsers, because it was just more comfortable. I'm not sure if I'm the model for every user, but I really liked the idea of having the desktop and the tablet mode available when I need them. I wouldn't want to go back to the One-Size-Fits-All approach.