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Old 10-23-2012, 07:02 AM   #162
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Originally Posted by markbot View Post
10. I'm convinced the app market for RT will be a success because any app written for regular windows 8 will be compatible with RT.
That isn't correct.
WinRT will only support apps written using the new WinRT APIs.
Anything using existing Win32 and .NET APIs will not work on WinRT and will have to be redeveloped. Those apps would work fine on 'real' Windows 8.
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