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The UI is different on a touch-tablet. Not on a desktop, or server, or your regular PC.

Tablets only have the new UI, but it's the default on desktops as well. They just have the option of switching back and forth to Aero for legacy apps.

I just don't see people running away from Windows 8 as much as I see them running towards it. The mass market is absolutely looking for a Metro type experience.

For everyone else, you get into Desktop mode by clicking on the desktop tile, that's right there in your face after bootup. One click.

The desktop is now an application in itself, but I'm not sure if I'd call the desktop a legacy app for legacy apps. There are plenty of workflows, stories, and apps that simply can't be reduced to a Metro type use-case.

The other thing people don't think about is the form factor of the Samsung Series 7 x86 tablets. You can use the Metro UI when on the go for basic navigation and switch back to desktop when you dock it. The Metro UI should also make it easier to navigate for people remoting in with tablets.

Not many people have touch-tablets other than iPads and Kindles. The Windows tablet market is minuscule.

...because the Windows UI doesn't fit tablet use cases.

Not sure about that.

Android tablet market is also minuscule, despite Android UI fitting tablet use cases.

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