Didn't they listen? At all? (Score 1)

I started reading about Windows 8, or what was going to be Windows 8, years ago. When the first consumer (beta) versions were released people again said yuck, don't want, I'm not switching to this interface, from that we were sure that MS would give us the option of turning off the "new" features and go about using the new file systems and even newer memory allocation system which would make this version faster. They must have been in a 'see no evil' mode because none of those reviewers, pro nor amateur were listened to. Is that how you're supposed to make money these days?