Repositories: there's unofficial ones for Windows for a while.
I personally think it's because MS never thought it to be worthwhile maintaining, until Apple proved them wrong with the AppStore.  Now every other company out there wants to try cashing in on the concept.

People not liking change is nothing new, but I think this view can be justified.  For one, people don't like unnecessarily learning new things.
Office 2003 » 2007 was perhaps a prime example of a big interface change - many people got lost and felt uncomfortable in it.  I personally think the 2007 interface was an improvement, but the transition path could've been maintained better.
I don't think that the full screen start menu is particularly a bad idea, but it can affect people depending on their workflow.  For example, someone with a large monitor who likes having multiple things on screen at the same time.
I will say that Metro apps do seem significantly more restrictive than the ordinary desktop variants.

(27/11/2013 06:59 PM)Tetris999 Wrote:  I'd just love to watch a windows dev at work, I'd like to see how they get around, alt-tabbing is so painful after the millionth time.

What alternative does Linux have?
I personally have multiple virtual desktops as I like to have a lot open - that with Alt+Tab seems to work fine for me.