Don't like the new Metro start menu style, I prefer the old one Also a lot more CPU power is probably needed for the metro style.
Not at all. Windows 8 uses a lot less power than Windows 7 did. It runs a lot better on my laptop than windows 7 does. Not saying windows 7 ran like sh*t though because it was smooth. Windows 8 just made it a lot smoother and faster.
After using the previews (and currently a copy of RTM via DreamSpark) of Windows 8 most of the year, I find it doesn't need more CPU power; it takes a lot less, in fact. I even tested on a PC that my dad made specifically to run Windows XP (4GB RAM, 250GB HDD, et al), and it ran just as smooth as my laptop which came with Windows 7. As a whole, the OS breathes life back into devices that might have been retired. (Unlike a certain fruit company that only keeps the most minimal hardware compatibility with their software updates. Not that I don't enjoy my iPad 2 nor iPod touch, because I thoroughly enjoy them.) Exactly right.
I thought it was obvious that it uses a lot less power just by how it looks... Anyway, I think Metro looks beautiful. It's different from the Windows we use, yes, but it looks more colourful and adds life to it. Aero wasn't really my thing, and I despised Windows 7...I like how this version of Windows, you can switch between the two different UI's, Metro & Classic.
My mum loves it and she's turning 40 this year. My dad loves it too and he's turning 56 this year, I believe. As a matter of fact, they love it almost because of all the reasons I love it. Like father (and mother), like son.
