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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan
I believe that you are going to be in for a rude awakening. Microsoft has a long history of deliberating introducing confusion by the names they choose for their mobile and desktop operating systems. They attempt to give the impression of cohesiveness and compatibility without actually delivering it in any meaningful way.
They'll claim that it is a simple matter of recompiling a Win8 app for use on a WinRT device. They've made those claims in the past with previous operating systems. The reality was that only the most basic apps, more like applets, could take advantage of that capability.
I've just recently retired, but I've been a software developer for over 30 years and have worked extensively on Microsoft's mobile platforms for the last 12 years. I'll need to see how many of the promises are actually delivered on before I have any confidence in what Microsoft has claimed.
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Boy, that sent a cold, cold shiver into my heart.
I just knew that "this time" it would finally happen.