As my grandma used to say, their heart was probably in the right place. Very non-functional and annoying, although, it is a good concept but, well,....as we say here in the south,....bless their hearts.... Nice to know how to disable it, thanks guys!

Of course we are also known to say...

Dern their hides!!

Strange no baker has hipped us on this...

They are probably all busy doing the audio enhancements (the important stuff).
All we need to do is turn off the functionality anyway in preferences, and live for another day I guess, it's a shame though.

Word.

I turned mine off. That piece of code is only for pimping new products and irritating users so far.  ;)

You do know its a holiday weekend, right?

John
You do know its a holiday weekend, right?

True software developers never go on holiday and never go home.
When they go to sleep they dream of algorithms in their brain and not electric sheep.

Why did we even need a new start screen? Did anyone actually request this?
I couldn't find any posts in "Feature Requests" where anyone wanted a new start screen.
With all the other feature requests and outstanding bugs, why was any time wasted on this?
Looks like a bored programmer trying to justify his bloated paycheck. Or, marketing needed some new bells and whistles to tout. It added nothing to real work flow or improved functionality.

Doktor Avalanche

John
You do know its a holiday weekend, right?

True software developers never go on holiday and never go home.
When they go to sleep they dream of algorithms in their brain and not electric sheep.

You say that in jest, but My company does do that. Well, don't know their dreams. 
 
I recently worked on my 5 day vacation every day and expected to be available 24x7. This is however just a music program and not mission critical to anyone...