Microsoft reinvents the wheel with Windows 8

"The real problem is that it is both unusable and annoying."

I definitely understand his point that is a radical departure from existing Windows design and that business, who are loathe to try anything new, might not be interested.

But that fact is, businesses already aren't interested in upgrading to new Windows releases. XP was plenty good for the vast majority of businesses and many of them are still running it because it works just fine.

I had the chance to play with a Windows 8 tablet and I have to say that was pretty impressive. The Metro interface works great in that environment.

My guess is that Microsoft will support Windows 7 for businesses for another decade. In the mean time, they are hoping to win the hearts and minds of people in the fast growing tablet and smartphone market.

I doubt they'll succeed, but they have to give it a shot. I applaud them for making the effort.