I HATE Windows 8. This is the worst OS ever invented.

Da Boomer,

 I am yet to decide if I like or dislike windows 8. But logging out is quite easy and quick to do once you know how it is done in windows 8. It had me frustrated at first, but to log out, simply go to the start Menu, select your name and select, "Sign out".

we all have lots to learn.  If you have not read it as yet, the Help has some good tips.  Maybe I should read it some more, myself. This week I learnt that if you know how to write, and have a touch screen you do not need a keyboard.  But it has been a long time since I have done any serious writing, and I am not used to writing on a computer screen.  which is what I am doing now.

I have seen the Fujitsu Q702 and very much like the device. It has  3G/4G.  And many other nice features.

No the original poster was right ... windows 8 sucks.

I just joined a win8 machine to a domain, remoted to the server and created a domain user account, then, went to logout so i could login as the new user account...

WHERE IS "LOGOUT".... hmmm... Not an Option... 

Shutdown...Restart... sure after a trip to the bottom right corner click,then half way up the right side click,then back down to the bottom righ click, then click power then click (wait no logout)  <-------------RETARDED

Goto start and type the word logoff   <--------RETARDED... but it works

Anyone who does know how to use Windows 8, would say many more click and traveling across the screen to get the same tasks accomplished.  The functions may be there , but the increase in clicks and traveling across the screen make the OS less functional, and we won't even begin to discuss UGLY!!!

I am not a fortune teller, but I don't think one needs to be to predict the future here. I see Apple gaining at least 10% more of the desktop and laptop market share.... in fact 15 to 20 wouldn't shock me, and I have been a staunch anti apple man for a long time, but this OS will only be adopted when people can no longer get Windows 7 and then if they are home users they will likely go MAC/ Business user may feel more stuck, but only because because the current investment and the reality the most vendors aren't writing for Linux, if they were, this OS would drive them to it quickly.

Thank you for the correction.

<snipped>Windows 7 IS still around, and is likely to be for up to seven more years, seeing as XP was just discontinued.</snipped>           

Just to clarify that - Windows XP is still SUPPORTED right now (albeit extended support) and will be unitl April 2014.  Buying a legitimate copy may be near impossible - but the OS itself is still actually supported.

You are not alone in thinking that the Windows 8 (formerly known as Metro) apps need to be more functional.  However, I read that they are just a preview of the next operating system and are still being developed; I hope it's true.  I find the Start Screen to be much more efficient for me than the Start Button, although I have only used it on a friends computer, as long as I do not have too many apps on it.  Windows 7 IS still around, and is likely to be for up to seven more years, seeing as XP was just discontinued.  If you dislike Windows 8, you can still put Windows 7 on your computers instead, and you can buy Windows 7 computers from most, or all, computer manufacturers if you happen to need a new one.