win 8 may have it right about "no menu"

[Temmu]

no, this is not a gag post.
you all know i have vehemently posted against win 8 and its lack of menu system
(this post has nothing to do with "apps")

a friend at forums.scotsnewsletter.com posted this Windows 8.1 and start menu - All Things Windows - Scot's Newsletter Forums
read the next to the last post by peachy
so, i posted this, there, (different thread, windows file extensions and programs - All Things Windows - Scot's Newsletter Forums ) and now here, for your consideration!

i suppose you all remember that microsoft intended folks to double-click the file they wanted to use and the associated program would load and open the selected file.
having said that, the menu was to be the secondary method of opening an existing file.

now, that leaves, of course, getting to the program to create a new file.
bearing in mind what peachy said, most folks at my work =do not know their programs exist in the start menu!=
so, how do they open a program? - shortcuts on their desktop!!

i may be changing my mind about this whole start menu debate
how different is a windows 8 desktop cluttered with icons than a windows 7 desktop cluttered with similarly useless icons?

 

[Corrine]

Seeing as how I strongly dislike a desktop cluttered with shortcuts, I have used the "Desktop toolbar" for as long as I can remember. I also pin commonly used programs to the Start Menu.