Well I sort of agree.
Win 8.1 works fine without a touch screen.
You go straight to desktop and can get a start menu third party but its going to be put back with a big update this summer.
Mate you should have a look what you actually want to use on your computer. Most people these days who aren't interested in playing games can quite happily get by with a form of Linux. Free software and updates until you computer packs in.