Windows 8 RTM 90-day free trial available to all, but seriously, don’t do it

Tried using it in a virtual machine, but was an endlessly frustrating experience in Windows 8 (Metro) UI.<p>It's like going from an iPhone to a Blackberry -- you want to touch the screen, but can't.<p>Be prepared to be your family's help desk if they're buying a new machine: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4boTbv9_nU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4boTbv9_nU</a>

installed Win8 Pro on my Lenovo T400 and updated all drivers fully w/DriverMax.<p>it's a strange experience. while Win7 was smooth, on Win 8 sometimes things take longer than i'm used to and dragging windows sometimes stutters. maybe the WDDM 1.1 drivers for the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 graphics chipset are being glitchy, dunno. other hardware should not be causing the issue - running 8GB Corsair + Intel X25-M 80GB SSD.<p>btw, to make it usable (also win 7):<p><a href="http://rammichael.com/7-taskbar-tweaker" rel="nofollow">http://rammichael.com/7-taskbar-tweaker</a><p><a href="http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/</a>

If you want to download it, here's the download page: <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx</a><p>Note that you have to have a Windows Live account.

Is there a reason that they're not allowing you to upgrade it / activate it at the end of the trial? This seems like a nightmare for people who install it without reading the fine print and then lose everything they have.

I have Windows 8 RTM installed in my 2010 Macbook Air. It works fine, other than the whole FULLSCREEN-FOR-EVERYTHING change that is entirely anti-gamer. I had to manually extract and install some drivers though since Apple has a check for OS==Windows7 ? Install:"Hey, User, Go Fuck Yourself."

I've been running it since yesterday as my main OS - dual booting with windows 7. seems ok. I used the Consumer Preview before so its not a new experience. I am mostly 'living' in desktop mode but I have absolutely no problem with the start menu.