Comment Re:flame away, but... (Score 1) 516
It was also criticized for not having the same way to get into safe mode as previous versions and for having watered down BSODs
Wow, Windows really is reaching new lows here.
Regardless, "only interface criticism" is a pretty big one
The word only here was not used to diminish the significance of the interface criticisms, but to refute the claim that Windows 8 is "Windows 8 is shit, from top to bottom." If Windows 8 is shift from bottom to top, yet the only thing people really have a problem with is the interface, then Windows 8 isn't really shit from bottom to top now is it?
considering you can't use win8 without some apps hijacking the fullscreen or the stupid start screen hiding your desktop.
Um, you can *very easily* use even stock Windows 8 without ever using the Metro interface or a metro app. Since update 1, Windows 8.1 is now even easier to use on a desktop setup. They have addressed pretty much every criticism of the Metro UI except for the start menu at this point. As far as I can tell, most of the criticisms on this site are outdated by about 6 months with regards to the Metro UI, because people here would rather talk out of their asses than from true experience.