To the OP, I could not agree more!
After you get out a matrix of the 9,000 licensing upgrade/sidegrade BS for the "Last version of Windows you will......OMFingGOD, I pray this is not reality......ever need ever be damned plagued with" and actually get the cute little mobile phone OS booted on your desktop PC, it then only takes 10 minutes forever for your eyes to adjust as you ask yourself "did I somehow accidentally burn the 27 yr old Windows 3.1 on this install CD....where the f$%^# did the Aero transparency, gradients, high tech effects that I patiently waited almost 30 years for and finally got with WIN7....go?!?!" But that's okay, there are at least still the 32million SEVEN other colors to choose for my windows. Followed by a bit of "Why did it used to take two clicks and mouse motion to run my program from the start menu and now it takes 4 clicks, some scrolling and a ton of reading to find and run them now?!?". But that's okay let's to to the one thing that wasn't broken, never really needs to change much, good old Windows Explorer to open my files. Whoops, WTF is this "File Explorer" thing? Hmm, they renamed it that must mean it's more efficient now. Nice ribbon - now it is only 9 clicks for me to do anything that previously took 1 click - NICE! This will certainly help add a ton of unnecessary churn at work my employer who also bought 100,000 copies of this OS is certain to be thrilled with these (slow WAAYYY down) anti-productivity improvements! Topped off finally with "if my godd@m doopie took a doopie, it might look much like this WIN10 OS" <reaching for the WIN7 install CD>.
Yes, I too share the OP's pain.