\n\tNOTE: If you’d prefer to view this information as a blog post, check out this entry in our Five Apps blog.
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\n\tAnyone thinking about Windows 8 has to be concerned about which of its applications will work with the data and applications and services they already use. Here are five applications (four that are well done, one a bit half-baked) that are Windows 8 extensions of existing Web and desktop applications.
\n\tOneNote MX in Windows 8 combines the power of the larger screen with the cloud connectivity that OneNote has had for a long time (and that is shown off in the Windows Phone 7 version).
\n\tOneNote MX introduces a new UI metaphor, a command wheel, which will be pretty nice to use on a touch screen to access multi-level command sets with ease.
\n\tPhotobucket has been popular for a long time, and it extends its reach with a Windows 8 app. The Photobucket app is fun to browse through and easy to use to upload photos to Photobucket as well.
\n\tOne of the built-in apps, Xbox LIVE Games, acts as a central place for gaming activity. Games can plug into it and work over the Xbox LIVE system, including earning points.
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\n\tIt also means that games could allow multiplayer action between people using different devices entirely. Xbox LIVE Games has been neat on Windows Phone 7 and is a great piece in Windows 8, even if you do not own an Xbox.
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