Just tried it - it's pretty much as I expected... awesome! It's like Windows 7, only more polished.
Metro UI is quite cool, but you can spend most your time in the desktop mode if you wish (you'll have to use Metro to search for stuff and open apps).
One big drawback is that my favorite tool, Dexpot (virtual desktops manager) does not work - I hope it's not because they removed VD support, that would seriously suck...
Well, you can avoid Metro if you use desktop icons or pin your favorite apps to the taskbar. I always used the start menu for opening apps, so now I have to go through Metro. It's pretty good, actually...
Even if you put all your icons on the desktop, you'll have to use Metro for search, settings, shutting down the PC, etc.
"Switch to" is kind of a misnomer. It's kind of like how you have to "switch to" having the start menu open or you have to "switch to" having the window minimized to see your desktop.
Metro UI is quite cool, but you can spend most your time in the desktop mode if you wish (you'll have to use Metro to search for stuff and open apps).
One big drawback is that my favorite tool, Dexpot (virtual desktops manager) does not work - I hope it's not because they removed VD support, that would seriously suck...