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

Lurkaholic said

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

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Oh well. The boot to desktop will be mildly helpful. But I honestly don't miss the start menu. It was an inefficient crutch anyway. 90% of my applications use is represented in either a taskbar shortcut or a metro tile. And the more I think about it, I had migrated away from using the start menu well before 8 came out anyway. The advances in speed and stability are worth the loss of the start menu, for me anyway.

I'm not trying to convert anyone so don't take me as being defensive. I'm just sharing my experience. Have fun with Windows 95 if that's what works for you. I'm liking Windows 8 though. The search function is rocking good, btw.