A Windows 8 user's view on Linux Mint:
Linux Mint 14 released: It’s like Windows 8, minus the bad bits | ExtremeTech
We live in interesting times.
Although I currently use Windows 8 as my daily driver due to better game and CableCard support, I have followed Mint releases since version 11 Katya, and have continually been impressed by how fast each new Mint release runs on my system. In that respect, version 14 does not disappoint at all. There are a couple of minor quirks with Mint 14, but overall I came away highly impressed with the new release. And with Steam and Netflix — two of the three major barriers to me switching to Linux Mint full-time — now working on Linux, the future is looking bright for the open-source operating system. I dual-booted the new Linux Mint distribution to test drive it, and after using it all day (and to write this article) I will be keeping it installed alongside Windows 8, and I heartily recommend you try it out for yourself.
Linux Mint 14 released: It’s like Windows 8, minus the bad bits | ExtremeTech
We live in interesting times.