Windows 8 (and 8.1) is one of the largest disasters in Microsoft's history.
People keep echoing this and ignoring EVIDENCE that says the EXACT OPPOSITE. WinRT? Yeah, maybe. That certainly didn't make inroads. But Windows 8 and 8.1? Nope. Three weeks after release Windows 8 had 4% market share. In three weeks of Windows 7's release, it had 3%, and Vista took several months to get to that value. Right now it has 8%, which is still more than all Linux and OSX combined.
Worst of all is Gabe Newell. He really likes to spread FUD about Windows 8, and he hates it so much he's guided the entire company of Valve in the direction of Linux. It's funny- they
could starte development on a game that is guaranteed to gross unprecedented revenue (Half-life 3) but they decide, 'nah, lets make a crappy Linux distribution' Worse still is Gabe's comment that he "make Windows a viable gaming platform" Which is nonsense. Half-Life didn't even release until late 1998, long after Gaming had moved from DOS to Windows. Hubris-filled moron who has been spending too much time getting stuck in doorways and not enough time doing anything useful.
