Lenovo to preload Start menu replacement on Win8 machines

[GACrabill]

Now this is interesting ... maybe I can start recommending new Win8 PCs to the over-70 crowd !!

Lenovo to preload Start menu replacement on Windows 8 machines :

http://www.techspot.com/news/53737-leno ... hines.html

[jdk]

I saw this on OSNews. Dubious that this was the best choice for a start menu replacement since people are claiming that it is really just an app store, especially given that there are already well-established open source start menu replacements.

[Ravin' Ray]

Wouldn't it be made moot by Microsoft returning the Start menu on Windows 8.1 though?

[GACrabill]

Wouldn't it be made moot by Microsoft returning the Start menu on Windows 8.1 though?

Windows 8.1 includes a "Start button" ... which simply returns you to the "Tiles" screen.

Windows 8.1 does not include a "Start Menu" or an "All Programs" function.

[Ravin' Ray]

Windows 8.1 includes a "Start button" ... which simply returns you to the "Tiles" screen.

Windows 8.1 does not include a "Start Menu" or an "All Programs" function.

Oh, snap. Just when I thought Microsoft would throw users a bone… well good for Lenovo then.