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Windows 8 Impressions (Network Instillation)

I know lots of people have already reviewed Windows 8 from Beta to it's release date 2 months ago ( October 26, 2012 ) but I thought I'd give my first impressions. It's easy to see what they're trying to do with Windows 8: Compete with the exponential growth in the Tablet market Create an easy transition from traditional KVM to touchscreen desktops Compete with Apple and Android Apps across multiple devices It seems like they've done what they always do and create something at face value that looks Microsoft (reasonably clean but structured with many layers) and left a whole lot of functionality they're unsure of out so they can wait on public opinion to add/correct in future updates. The ease of moving between the traditional desktop and the new interface is well done, as are the very brief tutorials (once you get over the "fear factor" of the changes). However the "intuitive factor" of knowing what to do, or finding details