I use multiple operating systems daily. Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows XP, Linux, Solaris, AIX .. The laptop I'm writing this on is a Macbook Air, my desktop is Win 7, my work laptop is Win XP etc.

I find all have their positives and negatives, but I have tried Windows 8 and simply hated it. I hate everything being full screen (I have a massive, high resolution monitor, wtf do I want Internet Explorer to take the entire thing up? This site occupies about a 3 inch strip down the middle of a lot of white space).. realistically I think Windows 7 is by far the best Windows release.

Still, they're trying. Hopefully Windows 9 will be better. As much as people slagged Vista off, I didn't mind it either. 8.1 is definitely better than 8, and as soon as Microsoft realises I don't want a touch screen on my desktop the better.