I went laptop shopping last year. Tried out a bunch of different Windows 8 machines, and they confused and frustrated me. I couldn't figure out how to get rid of the weather app I accidentally tapped, for instance. (Which is something I have no need for. Also: what the hell would I use a touch-screen for when I have a keyboard and mouse? EVERY windows machine I looked at had a touch-screen -- a feature I absolutely did not want.)
Long story short: I bought a MacBook. I would never have considered using an Apple product if Windows 8 hadn't been so frustrating to try to use.
Yes, I could have learned to use Windows 8. But if I am going to learn something new, I'm going to try to select smartly from all the systems available, and Windows is only a small part of that. In other words, Windows 8 forced me to make a decision that I wouldn't have even made if those computers had Windows 7 on them. If they had Windows 7, I would have just bought one and got to work.
I suppose I can thank MS for my newfound love of Linux. If they hadn't forced me to learn something new, I might have stuck with what I knew: Windows.
Long story short: I bought a MacBook. I would never have considered using an Apple product if Windows 8 hadn't been so frustrating to try to use.
Yes, I could have learned to use Windows 8. But if I am going to learn something new, I'm going to try to select smartly from all the systems available, and Windows is only a small part of that. In other words, Windows 8 forced me to make a decision that I wouldn't have even made if those computers had Windows 7 on them. If they had Windows 7, I would have just bought one and got to work.
I suppose I can thank MS for my newfound love of Linux. If they hadn't forced me to learn something new, I might have stuck with what I knew: Windows.