I agree.  As a programmer it's hard to imagine how Microsoft screwed this up so baad.  While the new Windows 8 Start Menu might be nice for tablet users or those with just a couple programs I have 130+ items on my Windows 7 start menu.  I can find and start any program significantly faster and with fewer mouse clicks and movements than in Windows 8.  In Windows 8 they are basically forcing us to clutter up the desktop with icons.

BTW excellent job on what you have done so far and fixing Microsoft's screwups!!! I swear the people in charge at Microsoft must think they can piss off every desktop user to the point that they will all switch to tablets.

I think if you can gives users a true Windows 7 style start menu it will really be a must have for every desktop user.