Windows 8 is just plain horrible

I have made the big mistake of offering an acquaintance a brand new Laptop, to discover only too late it was mounting Windows 8.
It's like a computer turned into a IPhone. Plain stupid choice... the Iphone UI was meant for a small screen, while on a 17 inches screen you can afford a lot more ergonomics than an Iphone.

All the people who came to grip with it, simply hated the new User Interface.

There are tricks to make Windows 8 look more like its predecessors, but it's not going to be very effective IMHO.

I am sure you didn't need YET another reason to hate Microsoft, buy they are really doing their best to poison our life.
Do yourself a favour: refuse to buy anything who mounts Windows 8.
Better an old crappy laptop with Windows XP than this freak.