What? You guys are using GUI's? I am all for CLI's. They are so flexible. The *nix-ier, the better.
On a serious note though, those who think that Win8 was designed "specifically" for tablets, it's not true. At least, the official picture doesn't reflect that. It was designed for all kind of computers but it has been unable to click with desktop users, mostly. It's mostly a love it or hate it thingy.
Those of you missing the start button, don't fret. It's making an appearance again in the 8.1 update. Till then, there is Stardock's Start8. I have been using it for a while and it's a great replacement for the missing start button.