^ Having an icon dock is almost standard for me now, desktop icons just seem archaic and cumbersome. Also if you have some nice desktop wallpapers, they can be clearly seen instead of being covered over with a mess of icons.
I'm sticking with my Windows 7/Lubuntu dual-boot for the time being. My laptop came with Vista but I upgraded it to 7 as soon as it was released. I have no desire at the moment to upgrade to 8 or get a new laptop with 8 installed, any time I've used it on a friend's laptop I've hated it. I guess using it on a tablet wouldn't be too bad as it seems more designed for them, but it doesn't seem well suited for use on a PC.
I think it's release is badly-timed. The PC market is declining and as opposed to Windows 8 boosting the PC market, which was it's aim, it is instead accelerating it's decline because smartphones and tablets seem more attractive in comparison.
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