I don't think that has anything to do with it because when Vista and Windows 7 came out the people who do themes jumped right in and with in a day or two there were a ton of themes but with Windows 8, So many people hate it or refuse to use it makes it a who Cares situation but heck if you don't believe me there take it from Bill Gates himself! He states "What's the point of having a touchscreen interface on a non-touchscreen computer? Doesn't that seem weird to you? We don't put clutches on automatic cars.".
You can read the interview where Gates states this here:
VC, I give razorsedge a lot of credit because he did a lot of research to find this interview and what OS Billy Bobyourknob Gates uses.