You have a valid point. I've been using Windows 8 for some time and it became a lot easier when I discovered that if you right-click the Start screen that you

You have a valid point. I've been using Windows 8 for some time and it became a lot easier when I discovered that if you right-click the Start screen that you get a button that says, "All Programs" that will look familiar to you. That button should've been there without having to right-click a bare part of the background. In my experience with Windows 8, you get used to the interface after an hour or so of using it. But your point is very valid - a better design would not have this issue for basic tasks. Comparing it to my iPhone - all 3 of my children knew intrinsically how to do basic tasks on it. There was a lot to discover after that but the UI was intuitive for almost every basic task. I think a lot of Microsoft's recent design considerations are based more on moving from familiar designs to unfamiliar designs to increase the friction of moving to alternatives. For examples, refer to the ribbon control in Office and the inexplicable button moving in recent versions of IE.