Maybe I am just jaded or burned out. I can't even imagine how overwhelmed you must feel with every journalist, blogger, pundit, and analyst weighing in with their proverbial "two cents" about why is the second coming of Microsoft, or why Windows 8 is nothing but a train wreck, or giving Microsoft unsolicited advice on what they need to do to .

A year is a long time to predict and speculate, though. I was excited about iOS 5 when Apple unveiled it too. It's only been three months, and I am already tired of hearing about it. Either release it or shut up already.

Don't get me wrong. I love Windows--especially Windows 7. I yesterday like everyone else. I will use the various pre-release builds of Windows 8, and will surely have Windows 8 as soon as it is officially available. I will play with it and share my opinion of it with you like my tech writer colleagues.

I will do my best to keep my analysis--both positive and negative--in perspective, though. Let's when it is really Windows 8. In the meantime, take it all with a grain of salt.