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Originally Posted by
JKuhn 
The Metro UI certainly takes some getting used to, and driver and program support is in its early stages causing problems for some people. Like Zero4549 said, it does have advantages though. These include built in support for PDF, ISO and other files, better security (but you still need a third party antivirus to be safe), better built in support for newer hardware, and some programs (like Skyrim in my case) run better in 8.
These are a couple good examples.
To add a few things from the categories I mentioned (lmk if I missed one)
Benefits:
-windows now includes a proper download manager. (added feature that normally needs third party software)
-better native touchscreen support (better hardware support)
-removal of "unused" legacy code (more efficient code, less space taken up on hard drive)
Disadvantages:
-removal of some
not-really-"unused" legacy code. (many command line switches and registry "hacks" no longer work.)
-stock UI is different with no real reason (for desktop users). You might like it, you might be able to change it with a third party software, but with a stock configuration, is it now impossible for many users to get a UI they are comfortable with. (this matters both on a moral principle level, and on a corporate / mass installation level)
-movement towards a "walled garden" (as evidenced by semi-locked bootloader, windows app store, etc. (take a wild stab at this one
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