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Microsoft wants to leverage their desktop dominance to introduce people to their mobile offerings. The change from start menu to start screen fits right into that strategy. However you can get back the start menu by installing classic shell, pokki etc.


You don't have to install anything. Click the giant button that says Desktop, and woah, it's like Windows 7 all over again.


Uh... except for the Start Menu, which is what the parent comment was referring to.


Perhaps it will be a very good year for Stardock...

http://www.bing.com/search?q=windows+8+start+menu+replacemen...

(First result for me was "Stardock’s Start 8 Windows Start Menu replacement to cost $4.99")




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