This article has got it wrong; Sinofsky is remaking Microsoft. He is, of course, remaking it into an even more competitive, Apple-ish kind of place. But the market will reward him for doing that, and we as consumers will, too.
I think I'd rather have two Apples in the world, (although MS has a long way to go to do that) than two IBMs.
I think Metro is wonderful, I've been running the consumer preview since release and now the release preview on my desktop, and I use metro apps quite frequently(I'm currently in love with the game Flow).
I'm also looking forward to replacing my Android tablet(Touhpad on ICS) with a Windows 8 tablet. In my mind Windows 8 presents the best concept for a tablet, a touch friendly UI for content consumption and casual gaming but also a fully featured OS when needed.
I think Microsoft is on to something especially with things like Smart Glass.
>I'm also looking forward to replacing my Android tablet(Touhpad on ICS) with a Windows 8 tablet.
Personally, this is what I always figured would happen: Windows in mobile wouldn't kill Apple but rather kill Android. Android is the "cheap" competitor to Apple's luxury. That's the space that MS has traditionally filled. I expect Android to eventually fill the traditional Linux space.
All this assumes that Windows even gets off the ground with W8.
Actually, it's the non-feebleness that's annoying about Metro. If they only pushed it where it made sense, it'd really work well. WP7 interface is really slick. But, instead, they seem to want to make the entire desktop take on the Metro UI there, and it just looks horrible. I'm starting to use VS2012 (need the F# improvements), but wow it just makes me cringe.
That was my take, although my comment above may have come across as snarky. I just find it hard to imagine someone is claiming Microsoft is moving in the right direction by taking their mobile desktop (which may work quite well) and trying to force it onto the desktop (which will be a massive disaster). Although I seriously doubt Metro ever actually shows up much on desktops - they are already sweeping it under the rug after the initial backlash.
I think I'd rather have two Apples in the world, (although MS has a long way to go to do that) than two IBMs.