When Windows 8 went RTM, I downloaded the ISO that day and because I only seem to have old computers in my house, I tried to install Windows 8 on them. Right off the bat, I'm at strike 2.
According to reports, Windows 8 is DESIGNED to run on netbooks, see review of Windows 8 Developer Preview and netbooks here. Windows 8 was meant to be lighter and more efficient. There are fewer running processes than Windows 7 and has a lower memory footprint than Windows 7. All of these reports in theory should make Windows 8 faster than Windows 7. The question then is, why is doesn't Windows 8 work as efficient or better than Windows 7 on my old notebook computers which works well with Windows 7 and can run laps around netbooks any day of the week. This should be easy!