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Windows 8 had a lot of negativity around it for new users as well. It wasn't until they played around with it that they saw the real positives and learned to love it. That isn't based on an article or anything, just from what I've seen and heard from Windows 8 users. I think a lot of people that were on Windows 8 are adjusting to the XB1 UI well.
I have had Windows 8 for 6 months and it never leaves desktop mode. The tiles screen is completely useless to me, other than having a tile that takes me back to desktop mode. If it were a touchscreen or tablet I wouldn't mind it.