Comment Re:"Get used to it" only works for a monopoly (Score 1) 675
The other huge thing waiting to be noticed is that there are Linux distros out there (e.g. LinuxMint) that take less "getting used to" for a WinXp user than Win8. The only thing saving MSFT is that Linux has no advertising budget. And we'd never agree on which distro to recommend.
The other huge thing waiting to be noticed is that there is not very much "to get used to" going from winxp to windows 8 that all these people that have never used windows 8 seem to think exist, other then a different Start Menu interface. the other parts of the OS are about 99% the same as 98/xp/vista/7 just a few things reworded and some graphic updates. windows explorer is still there, control panel, device manager, blah blah everything is there, and it's even in the SAME place. it's just that now it works better, and faster than winxp. Though you would have to actually use it to know this, and not on 12 year old hardware.