It really doesn't matter that you're tired of hearing about it, there are very legitimate reasons for it.
There are many reasons why I won't/can't run Windows 8.x, but the primary reason is MS is forcing me upgrade my entire Windows based IT infrastructure to Windows Server/Hyper-V to 2012 if I want to manage it from my Win8 machine because they have made the desktop management tools incompatible with previous server versions.
I know I could run Windows 7 in a VM on my machine to do so, but why should I have to? It is the same with why should I have to install a 3rd party Start Menu to get the convenience if the Start Menu back.
These, and many other, compromises are not acceptable. They are simply an artificial limitation in an attempt to force a revenue generating (for MS) upgrades on us that even if we wanted the upgrade we couldn't do them overnight.
Add the training issue for the IT user population and the costs involved and this is a disaster for MS, and a bigger blunder on their part than Vista ever was.
There are many reasons why I won't/can't run Windows 8.x, but the primary reason is MS is forcing me upgrade my entire Windows based IT infrastructure to Windows Server/Hyper-V to 2012 if I want to manage it from my Win8 machine because they have made the desktop management tools incompatible with previous server versions.
I know I could run Windows 7 in a VM on my machine to do so, but why should I have to? It is the same with why should I have to install a 3rd party Start Menu to get the convenience if the Start Menu back.
These, and many other, compromises are not acceptable. They are simply an artificial limitation in an attempt to force a revenue generating (for MS) upgrades on us that even if we wanted the upgrade we couldn't do them overnight.
Add the training issue for the IT user population and the costs involved and this is a disaster for MS, and a bigger blunder on their part than Vista ever was.