[onewhippedpuppy]

As someone that has multiple i-devices I ponder why a PC has to be touchscreen? I mean we all know Windows is just following the fad, but it makes many simple tasks so much more complicated. I tried out my Win 8 laptop in touchscreen mode and eventually disabled the feature, as I felt that it made simple tasks more difficult and caused some compatibility issues. Just for comparison, doing a simple highlight/copy/paste with a touchscreen vs a mouse. When a feature makes simple tasks take longer with more effort, it is not an upgrade.

I also wonder why Microsoft seems to believe that every new iteration of their software or OS needs to be a revolution? Typically they keep the same baseline functionality but change every element of the UI so you have to totally relearn how to do the exact same thing. If they added capability but kept the same basic functionality I suspect they would have far more demand for upgrades.