Totally false.
I would recommend using the classic shell program from
http://www.classicshell.net/
It lets you choose how your icons and menu's look and act.
If you set it for Windows 7 style it skips all that charms start page crap and gives you a normal desktop with icons and menu's like you are used to having when you turn your computer on.
Lots of our customers use it.
I also have a small entry for win8 that makes that stupid lock screen go away if you want it.
