I'm using Windows 8 (and 8.1) at work a lot and never joined the hate crowd. It's reasonably good and works for me.
My biggest gripe with the Metro (or whatever it's called now) stuff is using a machine via RDP. Imagine a crappy client constellation where Win+something doesn't work and now try to use that system (bonus points for 8, not 8.1).
On the other hand: I know that I don't represent the mass market. But for me, a power button actually makes a whole lot of sense.
My biggest gripe with the Metro (or whatever it's called now) stuff is using a machine via RDP. Imagine a crappy client constellation where Win+something doesn't work and now try to use that system (bonus points for 8, not 8.1).
On the other hand: I know that I don't represent the mass market. But for me, a power button actually makes a whole lot of sense.