The best one paragraph, 3 sentence description I&#x27;ve come across (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nngroup.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;windows-8-disappointing-usability&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nngroup.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;windows-8-disappointing-usab...</a>):<p><i>As mentioned in the introduction, Windows 8 encompasses two UI styles within one product. Windows 8 on mobile devices and tablets is akin to Dr. Jekyll: a tortured soul hoping for redemption. On a regular PC, Windows 8 is Mr. Hyde: a monster that terrorizes poor office workers and strangles their productivity.</i><p>I&#x27;ve used it on my mother&#x27;s Surface Pro (sysadmin stuff), and can&#x27;t imagine using it on a desktop without major addons etc.  The pain of maintaining a Linux desktop is much less for me.