"People are afraid of change, simple as that." There's one good thing about Windows 8: anyone who uses this phrase is now known to have absolutely no argument

"People are afraid of change, simple as that." There's one good thing about Windows 8: anyone who uses this phrase is now known to have absolutely no argument worthy of discussion. People rejected an interface which offered them nothing new on their existing hardware and was going to force them to relearn their current daily tasks. People will gladly accept change if there's a clear benefit. They'll often accept change even if the only benefit is aesthetic. However, there's no clear benefit to Windows 8 apparent to most end users and the aesthetic changes were not enough. It's a failure of Microsoft in the marketplace, not a moral or intellectual failing of Microsoft's users.