Microsoft Reveals why it Ditched the Start Button in Windows 8 & Windows RT
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Microsoft’s decision to remove the Start button in the Windows 8 Consumers Preview earlier this year was met with mix reaction, and led to much heated conversation about the direction Microsoft was taking Windows OS.
In a recent PC Pro interview Microsoft sheds some light on why it made the decision to remove the 15 yea- old staple feature of its computer Operating System in the upcoming Windows 8 and Windows RT versions.
According to Microsoft’s Chaitanya Sareen, data gathered from the company’s Customer Experience Improvement Program led Microsoft to conclude that Start menu usage was dropping. Sareen also revealed that the company noticed a new “trend” amongst users using the new taskbar as a simple way to launch applications, over navigating to links within the Start menu and went on to state that ”We’re going to unlock a whole new set of scenarios,” and admits when describing the new Metro Start Screen in Windows 8 that “you can’t beat the taskbar,” and that users can always choose to stay in the desktop mode.
For those still unfamiliar with Windows 8, or Windows RT, the new OS features a hot corner that has replaces the Start button in the lower left of the screen that can be used to switch between the desktop and the new start screen, and additional hot corners on the right-hand side have been added that reveal a new charms menu that includes a Windows button to offer options to navigate to the Start Screen, date and time, power option, settings and device management. Microsoft is putting the final touches on the new OS as we speak, with a planned release to consumers set for October.
