Yeah but how crazy is that to need a high end CPU to do basic office work?

I hear you about the Office 2013 Glenn - easy as heck to drag and drop files to the wrong folder now. But I have to assume they wanted Office 2013 to match the flat look of Windows 8


But much of this has been discussed on various websites already.

Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and Power Users
http://www.nngroup.com/articles/windows-8-disappointing-usability/

Gabe Newell reveals juicy Steam Box details, mobile gaming project, distaste for Windows 8
http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/145175...e-for-windows-8


Windows 8: The disastrous result of Microsoft’s gutless equivocation
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/138...ss-equivocation

Two months in: Windows 8 PC and tablet sales remain weak, slower adoption than Vista
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/144...tion-than-vista

Windows 8 sales are ‘slow going,’ says Newegg
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/140839-windows-8-sales-are-slow-going-says-newegg

http://readwrite.com/2012/11/19/newegg-exec-calls-windows-8-launch-slow-predicts-201


Business users shunning Windows 8
http://www.itpro.co.uk/644773/context-business-users-shunning-windows-8


http://seekingalpha.com/article/1086671-...osoft-s-worries

Analyzing the Windows 8 sales numbers: Chicken, meet egg
http://www.zdnet.com/analyzing-the-windows-8-sales-numbers-chicken-meet-egg-7000009897/