Installing Windows 8

Because anything new will be loaded with 8. Microsoft is betting the farm on 8. They won't be wanting their licensees selling 7 much longer.

the Windows key - aka that one key you've long since trained yourself never to touch.

I'm here to tell you that gamers aren't touching this with a ten-foot pole. It's a 5-10% performance hit with no upside. We're sticking with Win 7 Ultimate, thank you very much.

No way I am having my neck bent down staring at my 'keyboard' for a couple hours while I do computer work.