Following on from the last post, I've recently upgraded a machine from 7 to 8. It took long enough on a fast connection and then went around three huge sets of updates, then .net until it finally settled. I then found out how unusable it is, especially on a touchscreen (what it was supposed to be designed for). Loaded powershell to get the start button back and load straight to desktop. Can't understand the metro interface, all the apps seems really dire, can't find a decent photo viewer, only really works with a Microsoft Live account and a fast internet connection. Yuk. Then wondered where all my disk space had gone. Win 8 holds a huge repository of all the updates it has done (Called SxS) with gigabytes of stuff you can't get rid if.
If anyone has Microsoft shares then sell quick. Like most others, I'm off to Android.