A Third-Party Start Menu in Windows 10: Why It Doesn't Make Sense at All

[JMH]

Devs have already started work on new Start menus

Windows 10 will finally bring back the Start menu, after approximately three years of struggle and criticism coming from users who couldn't figure out an easy way to work on their computers without such a feature.

However, Microsoft decided that, together with the operating system as a whole, the Start menu also needs to be revamped, so the version we'll get in Windows 10 will come with live tiles, new options, a different design, and features that make it look fresh.

And yet, third-party developers have already started work on their own Start menu apps, trying to offer an alternative to those who don't like the new version in Windows 10.

Living proof is Start10, a Start menu app created by Stardock and which brings options such as the Windows 7 design, transparency, and a skinable Start button.

A Third-Party Start Menu in Windows 10: Why It Doesn't Make Sense at All - Softpedia

 

[Patrick]

3rd party software, especially for the start menu, will always exist for reasons regardless of the original being brought back in a way like this:

However, Microsoft decided that, together with the operating system as a whole, the Start menu also needs to be revamped, so the version we'll get in Windows 10 will come with live tiles, new options, a different design, and features that make it look fresh.

A lot of people don't really care about live tiles, and who knows what the new options/design and features are. There's a lot of simplicity with the start menu, and that's why people use 3rd party software for it.