Windows 8 has taken a huge beating in the media since it's release, and some feel that the ill will towards Microsoft's current operating system is unwarranted. In a recent interview, Acer president Jim Wong said that Windows 8 is actually very good and that consumers will adapt to it int he coming months.

"Windows 8 is a major milestone for 2012, but it is also a new system that consumers must learn and the learning process will prevent the operating system from taking off quickly," Wong said. "However, many of the concerns and criticisms concerning Windows 8 have been rather unfair."

Personally I am mixed on Windows 8, I feel that Windows 7 is still a viable operating system that is technically still cutting edge when it comes to operating systems. I will give it to Microsoft though, my mother was unable to use her netbook with Windows 7. Once I upgraded it to 8, she took to the Metro UI very quickly and now uses the small laptop for everything.