[citation][nom]AndrewJacksonZA[/nom]I really didn't like the not-called-Metro-anymore UI, but the more I've used Windows 8 the more transparent it has become. I hardly notice it anymore.For context: I spend the majority of my time on the traditional desktop, so every time I access the Start menu I go back to the metro UI. When I check the weather, back to the Metro UI I go. I'm also using a desktop, not a laptop, netbook or tablet.[/citation]
That was my experience as well. Tried it on the desktop back in December and the metro UI bugged me for about a week until I realized that I rarely had to use it, and I just avoided it most of the time. Then I 'ended up' with a touch screen netbook and started using the metro UI more regularly and the whole thing started to make sense. The problem is not so much that there is anything wrong with the Metro interface, it is more an issue of that the metro UI is not well organized when you first get into it. Move the desktop to 1st position, followed by commonly used tiles like your email, chat, calender, and weather, and then organize the rest of the crap in groups of utilities, games, office/productivity applications, etc, and all the sudden you get something entirely more useful than the start menu ever was.
With the latest RTM release they fixed a lot of the keys/mouse usability problems with metro, and it is equally useful as it is on a touchscreen. I understand that it is still not everyone's cup of tea, but after you use it a week or two and organize things a bit it really makes win7 feel limited and old. I now use metro about as often as I use desktop, and often have a metro app (like music, weather, or a card game) snapped on a side.