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Old 06-15-2013, 02:38 PM   #298
WT Sharpe
Bah, humbug!
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Looks like the outcry has reached Redmond.



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A few more bits on the about-face of Microsoft. Looks like the Start button will be back, but it will be next to useless as all it'll do is bring you to the Start screen; it will be totally crippled, so good news for Classic Shell and other start button replacements.



We will also have, apparently, a boot to desktop option.



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Customers aren't going to be fooled by a crippled Start Button. Microsoft really wants to shove users to the Start Screen, and they seem to feel that if they offer a real Start Button, that users will not use the Start Screen. But if their Start Screen was so good, users would use it all on their own, without having to be herded there.
My PC is in the process of restarting to complete installing updates. I wonder if I'll have Windows 8.1 when it completes? If so, I'll let you know what the options are.
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