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Re:Windows 8′s next victim: Microsoft kills the Start button by bo1024 on Monday February 06, 2012 @04:28PM (#3559265)
Mint is still using Gnome 2, or I think there is a new fork of it named something else.

I agree though, although I blame the shift mainly on the tablet/smartphone mentality.

Re:Windows 8′s next victim: Microsoft kills the Start button by rdrake on Monday February 06, 2012 @04:50PM (#3559351)
Mint is using a Gnome 3 fork called Cinnamon.