@ jeremychappell
I really don't understand your complaint at all. The baby can't have gone with the bathwater because nothing from Windows 7 is gone. The Windows 7 UI is still there, and once you start a Windows 7 app, the Aero UI loads/appears. If you've watched the videos, you must realise this.
I could easily see myself preferring this new UI, even on a desktop/laptop, provided the keyboard navigation is good and it's customisable (e.g. to get rid of the purple borders, change the number and layout of tiles for my screen size, etc.). I prefer my apps to use the full screen area (usually split for multiple apps), with a 'start screen' instead of Task bar and Start Menu. Nevertheless, if you're wedded to the old Windows 7 UI, it isn't going to go away.
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