Is Windows 8 salvageable?

There are people that are singing the praises of Windows 8, but not as many as Microsoft would have liked. There are also a lot of people who are putting out their ideas on what could be done to save Windows 8. Here's my 2 cents.

I don't think Windows 8 should be saved. I've been using the release candidate version on an old desktop that's being used as a printer server and home for our family Minecraft server. While I'm sure that the Windows User Interface, (ie Metro UI) would be fine for a tablet or some hybrid laptop with a touch-screen, it's simply a mess on a traditional desktop. It's next to impossible to get anything productive done on Windows 8 without a touchscreen.

What Microsoft needs to do is release Windows 8 SP 1, in which they make the Metro UI, uh sorry, the Windows User Interface optional. It should only become the default user interface when a touchscreen is detected. Otherwise, let Windows 8 have it's start button and taskbar functionality back. Underneath all that touchscreen, tile interface mess is a lean, mean windows 7 just dying to get back into the game! The real problem is that Microsoft got scared at how far behind they were in the tablet/touchscreen field and jumped in feet first, willing to ditch all those desktop PC users out there thinking that they were suddenly going to dry up and become tablet users.

Hello Microsoft! There are still plenty of us out here using desktops without touchscreen interfaces, and we're going to be here for awhile yet!