I am an IT Pro/Consultant & a Microsoft Partner. Have heard nothing about a SP2 for Win7 being forthcoming.
You are right, Win8 is FAR from terrible, more like terrific. As for its Start screen, it can be pretty cool & likable but, also, Win8 can be used very, very, nicely w/out ever visiting or using its Start screen (or the ALL Apps screen, for that matter.)
Cheers,
Drew
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