Looks like the Start Menu will be coming back in Windows 8. I hope so.
Just ready this:
With the release of Windows 8, the biggest complaints were the lack of the traditional Start Menu and Windows booting directly to the Windows Start Screen instead of the Desktop. But perhaps with Windows Blue it will be possible to offer options that can enable booting directly to the Windows 8 Desktop and the ability to bring back the Windows Start Menu.
In this article:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/7e39ca/what-is-windows-blue/