They're doing what Windows users have been doing for years - moving your shortcuts from the Programs directory right into the root of the Start Menu directory.

I can't get terribly excited about the Start menu, though.

In real terms, when Vista and Office 2007 happen to me at work (as surely they will), I'll be more annoyed at the fact that Office applications have sprouted Start buttons.

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Well, at least I think I'll be annoyed. At the moment, it's all very different and by default, that's annoying, plus it's an MS product, which makes me want to get my hate on, and I haven't really done any work with it.

This might be a usability breakthrough, but at the moment, I hates it.