I am with Craig on that one - you can still run FP-Dos apps even under 64Bit
under any VM - and MS helps in Prof versions even more than offering a free VirtualPC -
but most customers grew out of it. DOS programs died quickly,
even when their base OS was still running actively as in Win95 and Win98.

A radical shift (IMO of input vector to finger) is the only reason which might make sense
deurinating at large all those desktop PC users by defautling to Metro GUI interface.

! technical option == user acceptance

>Let's wait and see. I have seen too many "this is the future" technologies come and go.
>
>>It's not that. WindowsRT is the beginning of the end of Windows as we've known it. The desktop mode will be phased out over time in favor of "apps" and web pages. I'm not the only one who thinks so.
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>>http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=83930&full_skip=1
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>>>Well, one of us will. I am convinced that it won't be me, unless a 128-bit or 256-bit commercially available Intel '86-style CPU is released.