Seriously. If your tech review can't get past agonizing over the Start menu, then you might need to look for a different line of work.
Doesn't matter how easily replaced it is. The simple fact is that Microsoft screwed up royally, and no amount of "well we can repaint it" disguises that fact.
> Seriously. If your tech review can't get past agonizing over the Start menu...
It wasn't a tech review. It was commentary on the UI.