windows 8 vs windows 7

[Gurlok]

I'm not against linux or windows xp, the only things I hate about the latter are the 32 bit limitations, linux is good to use once/if you get the hang of it, but I'd focus on it only from a dev point of view (which I'm not, so...). Windows 8 interface is terrible for my tastes, also they took out some stuff, one of them is windows media player, I already know that many hated and never used it, considering so many players (I stick with classic HD which comes with k-lite/CCCP), but being unable to read from scratch a single video format is just stupid. Also the common drill of incompatibility when you switch to a new os.