[kemayo]

The thing called Launchpad was removed, but its shortcuts still exist and take you into Spotlight's (new) applications panel. This gives you the searchable-list-of-apps that Launchpad offered, though it doesn't let you rearrange them... so depending on how you personally liked to use Launchpad it'll either be a perfect substitute or incredibly frustrating for you.

[SkyeCA]

Incredibly frustrating seems to be the answer unfortunately. I loved Launchpad, but I'm also one of those weirdos who loved the Windows 8 full screen start menu.