[arenaninja]

The workflow change resulting from the removal of the Start menu is very real, but there are other issues as well. When I opened some System menu, I could only Alt-Tab out of it, there was no visible option to close it. It turns out that you can Alt+F4 to close, but this occurred to me after continuously using WinKey -> Desktop -> Window that I want. The removal of Aero is also questionable -- the Square UI looks terrible in comparison, and I'm left to wonder why they wouldn't leave it as a choice.

[sixothree]

The lack of shadows behind windows is what bugs me the most. My eyes get lost in a sea of square garbage.

[muuh-gnu]

> and I'm left to wonder why they wouldn't leave it as a choice.

Because choice in UI configuration leads to UI diversity and UI diversity leads to the dilution of the UI brand.

They want all machines to look the same.

[illuminate]

"When I opened some System menu, I could only Alt-Tab out of it, there was no visible option to close it"

Pressing the windows key to bring it up and windows to back out of it works just fine.