Windows 8 is right around the corner, and third party developers are scrambling to come up with ways to fill in any gaps and issues that Microsoft may have arguably left in Windows 8 since finalizing the code this summer. One big area where many developers are competing on improving are with the Start Menu. The “issue” with the Start Menu in Windows 8 to many is, well, that Windows 8 doesn’t have one. ....
I think touch is great for tablets, but I don't want to be lifting my hands up over my keyboard and touching my laptop's screen too much. It's awkward. I can imagine it being useful for some basic gestures, maybe swiping an application away, but not for general interaction, definitely not for browsing through files.
I don't have touch on my PC, I have no plans to get touch on my next PC. I don't need a tablet oriented touch interface on my PC. I want a PC oriented interface on my PC. I haven't used windows 8 yet, but if this piece aimed at persuading me to give it a chance is right there is no reason I should like it, it's not oriented toward what I am looking for in a home computer.