There are plenty of legitimate concerns about the Windows 8 interface. But if you think the removal of the Start menu is the root cause of those problems, you're mistaken. See for yourself.
Sorry, but bringing back the Start menu won't help Windows 8 | ZDNet
For what it's worth I mainly agree with him...
I wouldn't bring back the Start Menu, but I'd definitely bring back the concept of a single Taskbar that was always visible across the whole OS.