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Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
I can understand why you would someone not want to upgrade if s/he already has Win7.
But why would anyone downgrade from Win8 to Win7? For start menu alone? Because if you ignore start screen (and some inconsistencies in UI), Win8 is a much better system than 7.
Businesses prefer to have standardized environments that can easily managed and have a low TCO. Switching to another OS on thousands of PCs is a huge costly effort. It's not just creating a new image, it also means checking if the old hardware and software is compatible, repackaging software, making new policies, updating printers, the list goes on and on. Since Windows 8 is optimized for tablet use, there really is no use for most businesses to make the effort when the vast majority of users work on desktops/laptops with regular Windows desktop apps.