Originally Posted by
Thunderbuck It may be too early to tell, but I think Microsoft may have mismanaged the launch on a few levels. One problem: Metro doesn't seem to be to everyone's taste. Worse, I think they've pushed some potential customers from indifference to genuine hostility by imposing Metro (or "Modern UI" if you absolutely insist) on Windows 8 users.
I personally like Metro, and Windows 8, but when I've tried to sell consulting clients on it I get a fairly typical response of "I HATE those tiles". I think it's totally possible that response could reflect on the phones, too.