It's obvious you haven't used Windows 8 and then Windows 8.1 because the "start button" is identical functionality wise in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 and anyone

It's obvious you haven't used Windows 8 and then Windows 8.1 because the "start button" is identical functionality wise in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 and anyone that has used both knows it. In Windows 8, there was no button unless you scrolled the mouse to the lower-left of the screen. When you did that, a button that even was labeled "Start" showed up. When you clicked it, you were brought to what people commonly call the "metro" screen. In Windows 8.1, there is a permanent recognizable button with the picture of a Window on it in the lower-left of the screen. When you click it, you are brought to the "metro" screen. No functionality difference in the start button. The only people appeased are those that were looking for something to complain about.