That Almost Useless Start Button

Windows 8 did come with an almost Start (not a button), but it was all but impossible for most users to find. After lots of whining, bitching and screaming about the missing Start buttom, in Windows 8.1 they put it back.

Actually they didn't. Most folks wanted a real Start button.  One like the one in Windows 7.

The Start button looks like its there, but clicking on it, just takes you back to the ugly screen and clicking on it again takes you back to the Desktop. Of course this is a beta, so guess they figured we would find out for ourselves you have to right click on that so-called Start Button to get anything that halfway looks like a Start menu!

Why oh why, Microsoft? Why did you think a dual system is going to work for everyone? Why did you think Desktop users would actually like that ugly tile interface? Why did you think millions of users are going to use a touch screen? I can tell you right now, Microsoft, "Touch screens are not for everyone!"

After about twenty minutes of reaching up to touch a screen on a monitor attached to a desktop tower, my shoulders will start to hurt. I will have to go back to the mouse and probably will never touch that screen again.  Without using the touch screen, those tiles are just a pain in the you know what.

We all know that Windows 8 was designed for tablets and phones.  So why did Microsoft inflict it on PC users? Only they know and now I will have to figure out how to disable those tiles once and for all.  Maybe on a Ubunto system or possibly a Mac.

Hopefully a third party developer will make it all okay.