Report Offensive Message

Microsoft has suggested that under Windows 8, Metro-Based apps will run under Hyper-V on Intel-based systems and natively on ARM-based systems. This suggests users will have a choice. I expect that Metro-based apps will not be as feature-rich as their desk-top-based cousins. For instance, I expect MS Office "Metro Edition" will be file compatible but will not offer anything but basic functionality for reviewing and editing files created on the desktop. On the desktop, I expect Windows 8 to look just like Windows 7 with non-Metro applications.

We will see when the public beta comes out early next year.