I definitely agree that having the same OS on your phone and desktop has a lot of potential.
But calling Win8 'amazing' on the desktop is a bit too much. It's about the same as Win7, with faster boot times and those kind-of-out-of-place Metro apps.
On a tablet, or on a laptop with a touch screen, on the other hand, then it is not bad after you get used to it.
It is the GPU acceleration of the UI and font rendering in desktop mode, the Hyper V integration, lower memory footprint and security enhancements that I think make it amazing. Sorry I should of said that is just my personal opinion. Yours is just as valid.
But calling Win8 'amazing' on the desktop is a bit too much. It's about the same as Win7, with faster boot times and those kind-of-out-of-place Metro apps.
On a tablet, or on a laptop with a touch screen, on the other hand, then it is not bad after you get used to it.