It is an obvious union between Windows 7 and 8 and was much awaited. Windows 8 was definitely not for everyone. If Microsoft has to stay in the race, it has think about new users, particularly a novice or a first timer. A seasoned developer or a programmer would have been comfortable using Windows 8, but someone who is new.
No doubt, it will be another flop show from MS like its recent brothers vista & 8. Should we call windows 7 a success - which was quickly replaced by 8? MS has lost its innovativeness long before. XP was its last good OS -after that it was the flop series.