I don't see the logic in paying for an new OS, then paying even more for some hack written by some kid in his basement to make it usable. Microsoft could shut the door on those programs at any moment (as they did during the beta). If/when MS fixes Windows 8, I'll give it another shot. But I won't be wasting my time, money or energy otherwise. You and I are far, far apart on it being the best OS ever, no matter how much you hack it. If you like it, that's great, but I think they've ruined Windows on many levels with this Frankenstein monster.So you've 'adapted' to many OS's for 'a quarter of a century' (many of us posting have been using computers since pre-W3.1 too) but because you didn't install any of the half dozen free apps that suppress the metro UI Windows 8 is the worst ever (...you know there's more to Windows 8 than the UI right?)? Even that small amount of 'adapting' turns 8 into a better version of Windows 7 - the best OS they've probably ever released.
As for the author being too stupid to close an app, his point was that it should be simple and intuitive. But like most things in Win 8, it's not. It took me an hour to figure out how to power the damn thing off, and in spite of what you may think of me, I'm not stupid. That's unacceptable in my book.