On the preview page on MSN there is a picture of the "new look" which apparently is a combination of the tiles or "metro" screen along with the familiar start button.
Frankly, Windows 8.1 is not a problem. The backend is still Windows 7, it is purely a cosmetic change to get the "metro" look. I'll grant you, a touchscreen makes it much easier to navigate, but 8.1 gave us back the start button (with the right and left clicks reversed... why?!).
And... do any of you remember?
