Windows 8 Start Menu caught on camera, shows off high-contrast design

Windows 8 Start Menu caught on camera, shows off high-contrast design -- Engadget

Hopefully it won't be flat like that in the end. It's super boring and flat. Chrome is actually nice especially against the background that will probably not be solid colors but images. Also it just looks more alive. The squared flatness worked on the phone because there is a lack of customization but not so much here especially since we should/and probably will be able to customize the look of the desktop.

There will be no Start Menu in Windows 8. The Start Screen will replace the Start Menu -- Julie Larson-Green clearly revealed this at D9.

The two UIs are for everything -- Desktops, Laptops and Tablets. The Metro UI works just as well with a mouse and a keyboard. The Metro Start Screen will be there in Desktops and Laptops too. But the traditional desktop is also going to be there -- except for the Start Menu. The Start Menu has been totally done away with.

Wow! It's like learning a whole new language - one that we'll HAVE to 'speak' in the future, eventually. For me, the best way to get familiar with the new interface(s) is to start using an iPad, which is at least, somewhat similar in concept.

Originally Posted by vrosa

I'm really a desktop guy, but I'm starting to think about getting one of those things

Yep, I think I may have to, too. And it does look like it's a lot of fun to play around with. Think maybe I'll start with a used one, from eBay --- sort of as a 'toy' to learn on.