We traded the new Lenovo computer in after one week for an HP which does not have a touch screen. We've figured out the difference between the simulated Start desktop and the real desktop, and we've figured out 'charms.' We'll go with Windows 8 while hoping that the worst is over.

Also, we're hoping that the promised 8.1 upgrade will help. Some of our problems may have been flaws in the computer we have returned. I dunno - do other users of 8 find themselves on IE screens with no URL box, no forward arrow and no back arrow? Good thing I know the ancient lore (alt + F4) to get out of there. heh heh

I suspect that in five years someone will write a book about how two executives at Microsoft hated one another's guts and each one tried to undo the other's accomplishments. The result was Windows 8, where the last person anybody cared about was the customer.