Thread: Microsoft airs its first Surface tablet ad
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Old 10-18-2012, 11:11 AM   #88
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Windows RT is the exact same Windows as Win8, minus the Legacy support add-ins like POSIX, Win16, and Win32. The Core OS is the same. For software development purposes Windows 8 apps are WinRT apps.
I think that is overly simplistic.
If you write WinRT apps for tablets, they will also run on PCs.
But how many PC developers will decide to limit themselves to just the WinRT interface, and lose Win32 and .NET functions?
Converting an existing Win32/.NET app will not be a trivial task, the question will be whether WinRT tablets sell enough to make it worthwhile for developers to bother, rather than sticking with the .NET platform they are used to, which will continue to work on 'real' Windows 8.

Edit: Especially as WinRT/Metro apps can only be distributed through the Microsoft Store, it seems that sideloading will be disallowed not just on the Surface but on the Surface Pro as well.
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