Almost a year and a half ago when I installed the first beta, the Start Menu was still present. In the next iteration, it was disabled by default but could be brought back with a registry hack on a per-user basis. I was concerned, but not fully alarmed. Then the final public beta rolled around, and when I installed it I was appalled. It was at that moment 10 months ago that I knew Microsoft was sunk. I voiced my opinion loud and clear to many. My friends were curious of my antics but had faith that ......