
Windows 8 UI
You said it right: Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, Vista and 7 had a lot of space on the desktop for improvements. So let the users improve it the way THEY like. Why do I now have to navigate through pages and pages of squares, looking and feeling so childish, until I get to my program if I can just look at an alphabetized list? This is my problem with smartphones, but they do much less than a computer. I use my computer for everything and my phone to make calls and for GPS. MS cannot impose (a la Office 2007 and 2010) a new look that displeases the users. Yeah, it is cute, but not practical. At least give us the opportunity to change to a look that we like.