> I think it's not too much to ask that users know what the start menu is and how to use it to find and start apps. It is when you provide icons for most appli

> I think it's not too much to ask that users know what the start menu is and how to use it to find and start apps. It is when you provide icons for most applications, but only provide text search for others (which has a confusing interface that sometimes displays webpages and local documents). There are limits to blaming the designer, but inconsistent, half implemented, with few affordances, that uses mixed metaphores is neither good programming or good design. It's not always the fault of the design, but this design is the fault in this case.