SIW2 said:
If there is no data - how do you know there are only a few who don't like metro.?
Again, I didn't say that at all. Let me repeat. There are technically data on this. Not very reliable, though. The unreliable data I'm speaking of are you guys, the few and loud.
I'm basing my claim of "a few" by the following reasons which I've already said. But since you only chose to quote one-half of one sentence from my previous post, let me try again. See if it shows this time.
(1) We know for a fact that for any product at all when people are happy or neutral with their satisfaction level then they don't say anything at all. The slightly unsatisfied people also tend not to say anything. It's the very unsatisfied people who will go online and blaster their unsatisfaction all over the place. Many of these unsatisfied souls often exaggerate what they are unsatisfied with.
(2) I have not met one person who are as unhappy as you guys with windows 8. Not one. Almost all are indifferent with the UI changes.
(3) Windows 8 didn't cause the PC sales slump. PC sales took a nose dive long before windows 8 came onto the scene. What's causing the PC slump is the ever expanding smartphone and tablet market. People like to blame windows 8 because it's got a face on it.
(4) Why aren't enterprises upgrading to windows 8? Because windows 7 is more than adequate for enterprises. Techies love the idea that companies like to stay with the latest and greatest. But the reality is money talks. Businesses just haven't found good enough reasons to upgrade to 8 yet. In our test lab, all the machines still run on windows xp. Does this mean we think vista or 7 are crap? Of course not. There's just never a need for upgrade in those systems.
So, with the lack of reliable data, what are we basing our conclusions on? Well, all of these are just opinions, so I say we base our conclusions on the default.
What's the default? That the proven loud mouths dictate what everybody else thinks?
I know you're not willing to admit this, but look at all the anti-8 posts. These are extreme exaggerated, caricatured versions of what a real unsatisfied customer would think. You want me to believe these exaggerated, caricatured versions that I haven't been able to find in real life anyone that even comes close to the level of resentment of windows 8 that I see on here. Almost everyone I've met in real life that has 8 are indifferent about the changes. Why? Because almost all people are tech illiterate. A few are unhappy with some things and a few are happy with some things. But I've not met a single person who are as hung up about the start button as you guys are.
Don't put me in the pro-8 crowd just yet. There are threads and posts by moi throughout the forum where I'm unsatisfied with certain aspects of 8.
That said, I'm sorry, but it's hard for me to believe the level of resentment for 8 that I see on here is anything more than exaggerated, sensationalized, and caricatured versions of real life unsatisfaction.
Until we get some reliable data on what most people think of 8, I maintain that you guys aren't really serious about your resentment of something as insignificant as a damn start button.