Some screenshots of software I installed on my PC today. Upgraded from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8 Enterprise and I also got Office Pro Plus 2012 and Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate whilst I was at it.
Here are some screenshots of Windows 8:
Notice the Start Button has returned? I tried to use the OS without a Start Button/Menu replacement, but I just couldn't get to grips with it. I downloaded Pokki which is a free Windows 8 Start Menu replacement. It's really good. Very customisable indeed. I've several Windows 8 Start Menu replacements and Pokki has been favourite. It's the easiest to install and uninstall. You can download it here
http://www.pokki.com/windows-8-start-menu if you want my recommendation for a good Windows 8 Start Menu, that's it.
Here is Word 2013. All of Office 2013 looks the same really. The colour scheme is set to the darkest there is (called 'dark grey') but it's still rather bright in my opinion. There's not a lot of difference at all between Office 2010 and 2013 (I was using Pro Plus 2010 before).
Finally, here's Visual Studio 2012. Looks a lot like Office 2013, and again the UI is a lot brighter than that of 2010, but the good news is VS 2012 does appear to be faster than 2010 was.