[InterceptPoint]

The most anticipated feature of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 10, set for release on Wednesday, isn’t some new application. It’s the return of the traditional Start screen, which Microsoft ditched in August 2012, with Windows 8.
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Apparently I am the only Windows 8 user that doesn’t miss the “Traditional Start Screen”. I’m hoping that Windows 10 has the option to turn it off. I’m New Coke all the way.

[US Navy Vet]

Seem like ever 10 years of so Microsoft come out with an “OS” the SUCKS ROYAL(ME, Vista and now 8(actually it’s 8.1 now)). I am beginning to think it a part of the “Grand” Microsoft Marketing “Stategy”.

[TomGuy]

When Coca-cola returned to Coke Classic, it was NOT the same as the old Coke. They claimed it was, but it had a slightly different taste and fizz.

Win10 — unless it will run old DOS and XP programs — will NOT be ‘the same as ...’

Win10 supposedly drops IE and Windows Media Center. I have hardware and software that needs one of those. I have to assume that hardware and those software programs would be dead under Win10. Of course, they are old enough that there will probably not be comparable replacements.

I have lost too many software programs and hardware because of new Windows releases. Too bad they dropped the ‘backward compatible’ concept.

[Fido969]

The most anticipated feature of Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 10, set for release on Wednesday, isn't some new application. It's the return of the traditional Start screen

Whhhoooooaaaa... revolutionary. (\sarc off)

[RayChuang88]

The biggest problem with Windows 8 was it forced people to learn that Modern tiled element interface as a default, which was just too different than the windowed interface that Windows 95 to Windows 7 users were used to, even though you could get back to the Desktop interface. With Windows 10, you default to the Desktop interface, but can bring up Modern tiled interface programs easily to run in a separate window.

[Sir Napsalot]

Supposedly 8.1 fixed the consumer complaint about the original start button and menu. But no, it is not the same. Microsoft gave in a bit but still saying they know better than their customers what they should like.

Therefore their customers continue whatever they were doing. Windows 10 sales pitch is a final save face effort.

[Signalman]

Windows 95/98: Good
Windows ME: Crap
Windows XP: Good
Windows Vista: Crap
Windows 7: Good
Windows 10: ?

[Demiurge2]

IMHO, the New Coke “debacle” was a brilliant bit of guerilla marketing. Prompt people to buy up all of your old product, then at least try the new one, and then bring back the original to a boom in sales - some debacle.

[AFreeBird]

But Coke Classic wasn’t, now was it. The original formula didn’t have HFCS, it used real sugar.

[moovova]

Unless I can buy Windows 10 straight off the shelf with my name already on the box...forget about it.

[Swordmaker]

PING for your Windows list

[hsmomx3]

Does anybody know if HP printers will continue to work with WIN 10?