The long anticipated fix for Windows 8 is now available for download
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-launches-Windows-8-1-preview.96230.0.html
If it's born dead they should DNR Windows 8. DNR = do not resuscitate. They probably think all is not lost in the people buying their first computer segment. Imagine if they wasted the same resources to resuscitate Windows Vista.
Nice, but I want my fan to be quiet just as it was with Win7.