Was Windows 8 THAT bad?

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Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 8 and nobody cares. Probably because no one used it, amirite? Was there anything worth remembering in this wildly unpopular version of Windows?

Features new to Win 8: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_8

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI
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Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:32 The NEW Start Screen & Metro Apps
3:14 Gesture Navigation
3:45 Mistakes were Made
4:45 The Good
6:15 what is what like IRL
9:45 the worst part...
10:25 8.1 saves the day
11:50 What I use
14:10 Outro