Quote:I've never used win8, so I'm talking out of testimonials... and they all consistently claim win7 as having a better performance than win8.... particularly in the things that sets windows apart from other OSs... games.
I have - and while the performance gains may or may not be significant, the new start screen is a terrible interface for systems using a mouse and keyboard as primary input. It's fine for touch devices and for 10 foot UI use cases like media centers.
What MS has failed to comprehend in all of this is that what makes an efficient UI varies across devices and use cases.
