Um, yeah it is actually.

I've been old and curmudgeonly for years! Are you just noticing now?

Mostly just the look and feel of it. The styling really turns me off - far too busy. It seems like it's geared more towards social networking and entertainment than serious applications. Also, I'm just not a fan of touchscreens - not tactile enough for me.

My monitor sits much father away than my arms can reach. Seems totally impractical.

This might be a tad on the crazy side, but I thought I'd try running Windows 8 for a bit before rendering a verdict on it.
Windows 8 iso files.