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Windows 7's sexy new taskbar + clunky old start menu = Seven Classic Start

Love Aero Glass and the Windows 7 taskbar? Then clearly you're the type of person who also enjoys the much improved Vista-style start menu. Right?

Right?

Maybe not. Someone's betting that some users hate the updated menu system enough that they'll be willing to pay for an application that mimics the Classic start menu.

Oh yes, it's yours, my friend. As long as you have enough rubies.

Or $25, whichever.

What the hell, people. There may be other little annoyances in Windows 7 that we'd prefer had never changed from the XP days, but the start menu? It's so much easier to just tap the Win key and start typing what I want to launch than browsing through an immense list of folders. I can't recall the last time I actually clicked through the start menu to find a program.

The fact that this program exists doesn't surprise me. After all, charging money for access to outdated features is a time-tested way for IT companies to rake in a little extra cash.

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