anyone here planning to upgrade to win8?

i can get the upgrade for $14, but.. tbh i really dont think ill bother.

the start menu has been replaced with the super-annoying Metro menu, and it boots up a couple seconds faster (why is boot time such a major selling factor to people? my desktop or laptop boot maybe once or twice a month, so who gives a flying #%@$ if it takes 38 seconds or 52 seconds?).  i dont really see anything worth getting excited about.

it has its version of the Play Store (and apparently MS is being pretty profiteering/draconian about getting games approved for it) and smartphone-styled Metro UI: its very clear that desktop OSes are heading in the direction of phone/tablet OSes and not vice-versa.  TBH this trend of dumbing down our desktop OSes is a bit frightening. if i just wanted to use my PC for media consumption/gaming i would save myself a lot of money and inconvenience and just use a tablet and/or console instead. a PC is a productivity tool. i am not liking where things are headed.

i really dont understand why they didnt just have Metro as an option that can be enabled for those that want it, and those that dont can continue to use the traditional start menu.  sure the Metro UI has its place - there are many 'all-in-one' PCs shipping these days with a touchscreen and im sure the number will increase with the Win8 launch - but M$ should not be forcing a tablet UI down PC users throats.