Are any usability improvements in the works?

Hi,
It's been a while since Windows 8 has come out but there are still a lot of issues with UI/UX issues witn Windows 8 or 8.1 as far as I can see.
Here are some of the issues I see and struggle with. These issues are all related to using Windows 8 or 8.1 in tablet mode:
It's very difficult - sometimes impossible - to select text. I just tried selecting someone's name on a Wikipedia page which was in the article title. I just couldn't do it. I could select one word by double tapping it but I could not get the little handles
to appear so that I could select both the person's first and last name. I have this problem quite often.
Another related issue here is that there's no smart help in Windows 8.x. For example, in iOS, when user holds his finger on a particular area of text, iOS will magnify just that section, making it easier to see and select the desired text. I don't understand
why such a feature has not been implemented in Windows 8.x.
I also find the behavior of the on-screen keyboard very unfriendly. My biggest issue is that in some cases, it just covers and does not get out of the way of a section of the screen. For example, I may be filling out a short form on a web page. If there's
not a lot of stuff below the form section on the page, the keyboard simply sits on the bottom section of the screen - even if the textbox I'm trying to type into is directly underneath.
Again, in iOS, the screen will shift upwards to show the user what he/she is interacting with.
I find it very surprising that these basic usability improvements haven't been made yet. I don't want to be a critic who only brings out the negative. Windows 8 is my primary platform and ever since I got my Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro, I seem to prefer it over my
iPad, primarily because I get to create content on my Yoga Pro, rather than only consume on my iPad.
I really like my Yoga Pro in tablet mode because it's only slightly larger and heavier than my iPad but it gives me the full power of a Windows machine which I believe is the real promise of having Windows 8 in tablets.
Having said that I get very frustrated with Windows 8 in the above mentioned scenarios.
Wanted to see if these issues are being addressed.
Thanks, Sam

There are no plans to change, However there are modders working on these issues. The biggest problem is Metro. Metro has to go, for a PC, it is not working. Most of the time it is broken. Update comes and fixes the first problem, the udate actually
broke what was not broken. Then someone realized jeez that update broke the app, so an store update comes to fix what the update did. What bothers me is, we don't have a clue what we just updated.
I do not understand why Microsoft is trying to hide everything, help is broken, the metro UI is like scrambled eggs. Hardware compatibility sucks big time, Defender is the worst protection you could ever install. Defender has allowed users to be infected
without even knowing it. Defender has breached millions of users data, and Microsoft lab staff here are telling people it is safe to use because no other security system works with windows 8.1, The UI is not very friendly towards other security software. This
list go's on. The main issue is their security software is not trustworthy and that is a big mistake on Microsoft part. How do we trust our business with that.
Saying all that, I do like the OS over previous and the nags one gets takes sometime to sink in. We do eventually adapt to the nags. Metro for a pc sucks.
MICROSOFT PLEASE IN YOUR NEXT VERSION WIN 8.2 OR 9 PLEASE ALLOW US THE CHOICE TO INSATLL METRO OR CLASSIC
I Hate Windows 8
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/i-hate-windows-8/cd2d9fec-9d95-42ba-9e41-727419459465
The Metro hater's guide to Windows 8.1
http://www.zdnet.com/the-metro-haters-guide-to-the-windows-8-1-preview-7000018398/
I’m not sure Microsoft appreciates how much some users hate Windows 8
http://bgr.com/2013/12/04/windows-8-hatred-explained/
https://twitter.com/WeHateMetro
If You Already Hate Windows 8 Then You Hate Technology
http://gizmodo.com/5840704/if-you-already-hate-windows-8-then-you-hate-technology
Microsoft Really Wants Desktop Users To Hate Windows 8
http://www.webpronews.com/microsoft-really-wants-desktop-users-to-hate-windows-8-2012-08
I do not see many people saying good things. SO WHY DOES MICROSOFT STAFF NOT LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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NEVER.
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