[citation][nom]dalethepcman[/nom]So much hate towards Windows 8, with "Zomg metro sucks" and "windows 7 forevah" comments. If you don't like the replacement of the start menu, then feel free to not upgrade.Those that have been coming here for 10+ years will all learn to use windows 8, just like we learned Windows 7, vista, xp, 98 (thank god we skipped millenium) etc... etc...IT is about adapting to change to meet or exceed your customers (the rest of your corporations) demands. When your VP walks up to you and sais "hey I saw so and so with a windows surface tablet, can I get one instead of an ipad?" Unless its Tim Cook asking, you better say yes. If you start saying "no" before a product has even been launched, you sign your own termination slip.Food for thought.[/citation]
Personally, I see the argument as more of an economic one, that is, Windows 8 sales being high enough to call it a success.
From the "I have a software product to sell you" side, IT is about innovating. However, in companies that use software both large and small, IT is about justifying the cost and time involved when considering whether to upgrade a company's preferred OS.
Most company IT departments just completed an upgrade to 7 from NT. I highly doubt that at this point that a sufficiently large number of companies will be found saying, "Gee, we just upgraded to 7, and 8 is so much cooler, better, and cost-effective that we should upgrade to 8" because of the cost factor - not only in terms of purchase price, but in how much it will cost in person-hours to transition an entire company to 8. Transitioning a company from one OS to another is a BIG endeavor. As such, I doubt 8 will sell very well to businesses; it is simply too big of an expense in time and money after just having upgraded to 7.
Those companies that do go to 8 will probably go there from NT unless there is just some monumental improvement in 8 that the business IT world cannot survive without. From even positive reviews of 8, we all know that no such monumental improvement is to be found anywhere in 8.
Like it or not, I think it is unlikely that 8 will be a commercial success especially without the largest share of users, that is, business users, buying in because they all just completed an upgrade to 7.
Please feel free to rave about 8 as you like; however, please also remember that without the business world's buy-in, no OS can be successful. IMHO, either Windows 9 or Windows 10 is likely to be the next "successful" Windows release because by that time, the business world will be able to justify the expense.