>Touch will still be in Win8, it just won't work. But if you get touch screens, they'll work.
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>FYI, I catch myself from time to time trying to use touch on my non-touch screens. It's really become a great way to work. I suspect it will get worse once I get my Surface Pro.
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Do you have any inside info on when Pro will actually be available? Last I heard it is supposed to be January, but no specific date.

I promised one to my wife for Christmas.


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>>Maybe I misunderstood, or maybe it was someone else. (This is already a runaway thread and I am too lazy to dig through it for the specific post). IAC I have two very nice monitors which I do not want to replace. Also, I do not see touch capability being useful, or even supported, in the desktop apps I use. Also, I don't want fingerprints all over my screens ;-)