This was supposed to be an upgrade?

I am thoroughly disappointed with Windows 8, I thought this was supposed to be an upgrade from previous Windows products. * My computer start up time is SLOWER than when I used Windows 7. I used to start up in around 5-7 seconds, now I have to wait around 10-12. (Yes, I updated all of my drivers) * For the most part, application start up and run at around the same time as Windows 7, but...