Microsoft recently killed the Start Menu, and their explanation for it seems fairly straightforward: no one used it. This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but Microsoft explains that use of the Start menu dipped by 11 percentbetween Windows Vista and Windows 7, with many specialized Start functions — such as exploring pictures — declining as much as 61 percent.
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10...no-one-uses-it
