Definitely not. It has its flaws, but it is easily the best Windows Operating system so far IMO. It runs faster and smoother than Windows 7 IIRC, it has more features, looks far better, and actually has far better background tinkering IIRC. There are ways to remove Metro, and doing that simply makes it a superior version of Windows 7, so people can quit complaining about Metro there (I personally like it in a number of ways). The main issue is compatibility, a lot of XP stuff isn't compatible, apparently. I know that one product I have, Battlefield 1942, won't work on Windows 8. Certainly not a flop. ------- There was a Forbes article once complaining about how "bad" Microsoft was with Windows 8 and other products, etc etc Ironically, out of the comment section, came a guy who knew his stuff, and he wrote 6 long comments that were better in the article. As long as nothing major happens, the general Microsoft strategy for Windows is going to play into their hands in a couple of years.