美媒評出2012年科技領域十大敗筆

False Start Award: Windows 8

After Microsoft released a preview of the highly anticipated Windows 8, users were dismayed to find that, although the new system's desktop was practically identical to the Windows 7 interface, it lacked a Start menu. Microsoft had substituted the menu with a shortcut to the Start screen, which meant users are forced to leave the desktop just to launch an app that takes them right back to the desktop.

2.“啟動錯誤”獎：Windows8

在微軟公司發布大家寄予厚望的Windows8預覽版后，用戶們吃驚地發現，盡管新系統的桌面與W indows 7的桌面并無兩樣，但缺少“開始”菜單。微軟用“開始”屏幕的快捷方式取代了“開始”菜單，這意味著用戶要被迫離開桌面，以啟動這一能將他們帶回桌面的應用程序。