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Contra-Gruber I'm betting ARM Windows 8 devices will have some mode that looks and feels just like Windows desktop. It may not be the default and it may be a dumbed down version of it but I can't imagine them shipping without it.

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I believe it's already confirmed that Win8 ARM devices will indeed be Metro-only - no legacy Desktop whatsoever.

I don't think that's true. Can you point to a source? I've heard and seen only the opposite.

http://seekingalpha.com/news-article/1823690-windows-8-metro...

"Furthermore, applications for the ARM version of Windows 8 will only be available through the "Windows Store" - and only apps compiled to use its "Metro" touch interface will appear there."

Engadget says otherwise.

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.e...

The impression I've gotten from all their presentations about MinWin and Metro is that Metro and Win32 are independent subsystems and that the Win32 subsystem is not being ported/supported on ARM thus no Win32 applications will run on the ARM based Win8 systems. I can't find where I read it but I remember seeing something about the Win32 subsystem possibly not even being installed by default on systems and only being installed if you tried to install a Win32 app.

technoslut's comment/link (above) would disagree.

Nope. Straight from Gruber himself: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/09/14/for-realsies

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