hi there,
as it has been discussed, the windows 8 DP is focused on tablets, and by design, they SHOULD NOT be shut down, just get into hybernation/sleep.
as for the desktop use of Win8 DP, is is effectively unusual and unefficient to use your mouse to shut it down/restart it, but then again, power saving modes and hibernation are there to help you save on your electrical bill AND allow you tu have a quick
startup/wakeup sequence whenever you need your computer ON.
I guess, and understand, and support, your point of view, but time will tell if MS has the right approch or not, afterall, my wife's Ipad2 is NEVER shut downed, and it surely can be usefull to have it ON in seconds whenever needed...when i give her my laptop,
that is one of the things she cannot understand: "why in god's name is it THAT LONG to come up (and it's fast for a pc - around 10 secs), why do you always shut it down!"
wait and see, try win8 DP for what it's made and chill up til the Beta!
best regards,
PierrE.
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