Ages might have been an exaggeration, but as I almost never use the File menu in Windows Explorer, I never thought to look up there for common system functions. For specific program functions, sure (like saving a file in Photoshop for instance), but never for anything pertaining to the system itself since that’s what the Start menu is for (and if you right-click the Start menu, you get a menu that’s very similar to the Mac version). Being so used to Windows, my eye automatically looks down for important system things, which inevitably led me to the dock instead of the top bar.
It’s not so different on a Mac, just upside-down, though I still sometimes forget that that top bar is context-sensitive on Macs depending on if a program is open or not.
Also, whoever decided the icons on the dock should change sizes and move by default should be shot.
I might be missing something, but I also haven’t slept today. So let me know.
It’s the Apple menu. The one with the Apple logo.
I’m lost now.