I agree. Windows 8 is a good product...compared to Windows 3.1, Windows Me, or Vista. Actually I might have to give Vista the edge on that one. As a consultant, I cannot afford to recommend W8. When I recommend something to a business client, they hold me responsible for the result. I can't...
It would be helpful if Microsoft could follow the Adobe approach to activation. With Adobe (Photoshop, for example), you can de-activate a product. Helpful when you dump an old computer and want to move programs to the new one, or if you have to reformat and start over with a troubled machine...