Microsoft blames OEMs for slow Windows 8 sales, plans February "relaunch"

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154. That's the Gorilla Arm.

That's why touchscreens briefly became a trend back in the early 80's then died out - people didn't want to be holding their arms up in front of them trying to exercise fine motor control in the form of little pointing motions. You ended up with sore arms, felt like you had the arms of a gorilla, and just found the whole experience annoying.

You'd think that Microsoft, of all companies would know better than to repeat the Gorilla Arm mistake. Touch screens work on tablets and smartphones because they're little gadgets you're holding in your hands, as they're resting on your lap. No gorilla arm there.

For desktops with vertical monitors set at eye level, it's an epic fail. And the supposed alternative UI tropes that people are supposed to learn so they can use Windows 8 with the mouse are not intuitive, so the experience is annoying.