Microsoft tested 5 different Start menus for Windows 11 before choosing the current one
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/04/10/microsoft-tested-5-different-start-menus-for-windows-11-before-choosing-the-current-one/Open linkView original on lemmy.world
I can only assume that the other ones also stabbed you in the dick when clicking the icon.
maybe shoulda tried 6
Did they try the original?
When everyone was ok with the win10 version
Remembering the Window 8 Metro debacle. They never learn. But it follows the Co-pilot pattern.
@SaveTheTuaHawk @uidev
I haven’t noticed any UI improvements since Windows 7, with the exception of tabbed windows for File Explorer. But there have been plenty of unwanted annoyances.
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It’s sad that people get paid to fix something that’s not broken, often making it worse.