People are saying that Desktop is an "app" and that metro/WinRT IS windows. That's not quite true(yet). ATM, Metro/RT is just an overlay that runs in the explorer shell.
Reasons:
Metro/RT is part of the explorer shell. Kill the explorer shell, and your system is metro-free. Shell replacements are abundant, and the one thing they have in common is that they don't, and never will support metro/RT apps.
Windows runs on win32. There are hundreds of essential windows services that run on win32. IE runs on win32. Metro apps depend on thousands of win32 executables and libraries. Even in something like windows RT, Win32 is still powering everything behind the scenes.
"Desktop" is always running. Windowed win32 applications always work (to some degree). Even without any services, the desktop is still there, and functioning. Even in winPE, the desktop is still there. Even when desktop composition is disabled(Impossible-NOT!) the desktop is still there. Even when UAC is fully disabled, the desktop still works. On the other hand, touch one system file, and the DRM shuts down all of the WinRT apps.
Desktop isn't an "app" quite yet, and the classic windows is still king... for now... Let's make it stay that way.
Reasons:
Metro/RT is part of the explorer shell. Kill the explorer shell, and your system is metro-free. Shell replacements are abundant, and the one thing they have in common is that they don't, and never will support metro/RT apps.
Windows runs on win32. There are hundreds of essential windows services that run on win32. IE runs on win32. Metro apps depend on thousands of win32 executables and libraries. Even in something like windows RT, Win32 is still powering everything behind the scenes.
"Desktop" is always running. Windowed win32 applications always work (to some degree). Even without any services, the desktop is still there, and functioning. Even in winPE, the desktop is still there. Even when desktop composition is disabled(Impossible-NOT!) the desktop is still there. Even when UAC is fully disabled, the desktop still works. On the other hand, touch one system file, and the DRM shuts down all of the WinRT apps.
Desktop isn't an "app" quite yet, and the classic windows is still king... for now... Let's make it stay that way.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 RTM (Retinas taking damage...)
- CPU
- i5 2500
- Motherboard
- msi p67a-g43
- Memory
- 16 GB DDR3 1333
- Graphics Card(s)
- 2x Nvidia 9800 GTX+