Well, so far I hear no compelling reason to migrate to ver 8. I remember in the 80's an article in PC Magazine titled "Just Say NO to Windows" stating we should stay with DOS. Goes to show most of us have fought it ever step of the way. BUT, there comes a time when if it ain't broke comes into play, and ver. 7 may just be it, at least for a while. We probably just have to weight the learning curve and cost against the ability of Win 8 to increase productivity. If it's not here then stay with what we got.