Ok, so here's my other laptop's desktop. On windows because I almost never use Linux on this one. And of course, it is normally 1920x1080 and not 8 bit colors but I edited the screenshot to be able to upload it.

Lol yeah, it's one of the few good things in Windows 8. Since there is no start button by default, you can put one yourself and put what you want as design
It was no so fun to edit that Masterball image (I don't know where I found it, probably deviantart) to have transparent background etc though. But the result is worth it

Also, it opens when you click it

Lol, I knew you would not be happy with that
But in fact, I tried to install Win7, it worked... without the drivers, but my hardware was too recent when I bought it to have all the drivers. They were only available for Win8 so I had to install Win8. And I completely agree with the fact Win8 is 90% useless and that they could have let the compatibility options, but I didn't have the choice back then

Weird all my hardware is supported but again, it's previous gen stuff.

Yeah, that. See, here in May they talk about the announcement of the upcoming graphic card that is mine, so it is not out yet in May, and I got it in July so I guess they first made drivers for Win8 before making them for 7.

I should post my Windows desktop when I get back home.
Also, where da taskbar ?

Edit :

Nice theme there Shmibs !

Upgrade your distro.
Nice desktop anyway.