wraggster
August 22nd, 2013, 23:42
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/08/sweetlabs-pokki.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/22/lenovo-windows-8-devices-to-bundle-sweetlabs-pokki/)Software developers and PC vendors have frequently catered to reluctant Windows 8 buyers with Start menu replicas (http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/28/samsungs-s-launcher-start-menu-windows-8/), and that trend doesn't appear to be slowing down. Lenovo has just reached a deal that will bundle SweetLabs' Pokki (http://www.pokki.com/windows-8-start-menu) suite with its Windows 8 PCs, including a Start menu replacement, an app store and a game arcade. The two companies haven't said which particular systems will first ship with Pokki, although the deal starts with consumer-focused devices and will spread to include multiple PCs across the IdeaCentre (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/15/lenovo-intros-ideacentre-q190-htpc-new-c-series-all-in-ones/), IdeaPad (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/15/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-13-review/) and ThinkPad (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/02/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon-touch-review/) lines. The SweetLabs agreement should cheer those who want the old Windows experience or an alternative software store. The bundle may prove bittersweet for Microsoft, however -- it usually wants Windows PC buyers to embrace the future (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/26/windows-8-1-hands-on/).
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/22/lenovo-windows-8-devices-to-bundle-sweetlabs-pokki/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/22/lenovo-windows-8-devices-to-bundle-sweetlabs-pokki/