Goodbye, Start Menu

The Windows Start menu, a “universally recognizable element of the Windows interface” has left the building, because no one used it anymore.

Microsoft said it replaced the Windows 7 Start menu with a Start screen in Windows 8 because the menu’s usage dipped by 11 percent between Windows Vista and Windows 7, with many specialized Start functions – such as exploring pictures – declining as much as 61 percent. The Start screen is full of live title that are either application launcher or widgets containing information.

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