Maybe he wanted to try something new. Then after using it for awhile he realized it sucks, and went back to Windows 7.
That's how it went for me. Even though I got it for free, I still felt like I overpaid. Now that's sad.
I like Win8,mind you I was also happy with DOS 6.22,Win95,98,XP,2K,Vista,Win7 etc...not to mention my Linux Distro's as well.
I like the fact everything works for me in gaming and general use,even my Android tablet or Android smartphone has no issues sharing files between them and Win8 PC ,I can't fault it...I don't miss the old start menu either, Win+ X does everything I need,I look forward to WinBlue and Win9/10 etc since getting a bit bored with Win8 lol (nothing goes wrong and nothing new to learn,even Metro is a piece of cake for me now customization wise).
Thumbs up from me :thumbsup: .