U-Turn in windows 8's modern UI

Remember when windows 8 came out? We were filled with videos, images and adverts focusing squarely on the Modern UI of windows 8. Well, now it turns out Microsoft has stopped focusing on Modern UI to sell is new Os, and started saying "hey, remember how much you love the desktop, we still have it!"

In Depth: Microsoft: emphasis on Start Screen shackled Windows 8 http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/microsoft-we-shouldn-t-have-lost-touch-with-desktop-for-windows-8-1144623?attr=all&src=rss

It's something I have been musing for some time. I installed Windows 8 the week or was released and so far haven't been able to quite get my head round it. Not that it's hard to use (although it does have some quirks) but just what is it? When I'm in desktop mode, it's the old windows experience more or less. Jumping into Modern UI, it's a whole new experience, which to be honest I really like. Internet Explorer 10 in this mode really is something special, with good apps like Skype running in the sidebar, I'm happy  actually, I'm trying to move into this way of working and only use the desktop as a last resort, but there is a problem. The two interfaces might as well be two different OS's (think windows and Linux). That has its own problems, but I'm sure that could be designed out. So what is the problem? Is the lack of choice for the user.

Think about it, different people enjoy different things, think different and want different things. You spend a few years designing a system which can appeal to both the Modern users and the Conservative workhorses, and what do you do? Just throw everyone into the Modern UI world irrespective of their preference. It's not a hard thing to fix either, just have a very clear option in settings called 'boot into desktop?' maybe put the start button back as the way to access Modern UI to add a touch of familiarity and windows starts making sense again. Sure, long term this is not the answer since Microsoft NEEDS amazing Modern UI apps (currently, there aren't any) and all the rough edges taken off the edge, but at least these suggestions would allow for a bridge, lessening the painful learning curve and paving a path for the future of computing Microsoft wants to bring in.

What is certain is that just changing the marketing of windows 8 is not enough. The increasingly hyped windows blue would have to take itself as a second go at what windows 8 was meant to be, but will it. I expect the usability gremlins will be ironed out, but they really need to appease the desktop users for add long as the desktop app is both includes and relevant. That is going to be for the foreseeable future; although I doubt it could be forever. Will they make these simple changes, we shall see. Over the next few months.