And you mustn’t feel obliged to love it. I didn’t say it was a dumb idea because it was part of Windows 8; it’s a dumb idea wherever it occurs.
On this we disagree. Not everyone wants their UI cluttered with signposts for things they know how to find.
Coulda been worse–you might have had a mom like mine who bought E.T.
If Microsoft was smart they would pay attention to their customer’s love for Win 7 and XP. They need to sell a new updated version of Win 7. Call it Win F. for Final.
They can then focus on the tablet market with their new interface. Quit trying to force PC users to use a tablet interface.