So I decided building a PC is cheaper ... a question?

Brennan77 said

Nice. Fwiw, 8.1 is due in less than a month and will give you back the start menu.

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Unfortunately, they went back on that. You can boot straight to the desktop, but there will be no start menu. There will be a new "help" tile smack in the middle of the screen to assist you, though! :cheer:

Microsoft aims to simplify with Windows 8.1: Associated Press Business News - MSN Money