There will not be, ever, a "port" of an application like Photoshop or AutoCAD to the Modern UI (they may make something new for the Modern UI, and call it Photoshop, but it will almost certainly be comparable to their iPad apps, not the real desktop apps).Īnd, perhaps most importantly. Applications written for the Windows Store, and therefore available on Windows RT devices, will look and feel like Windows Phone apps or Tablet apps. You can only write against the WinRT API, which is a limited sub-set. You are NOT able to target the Win32 API you've written against your whole life*. Because.Īs I explained in the Surface thread, writing an application that will run on Windows on Arm (Windows RT) will require essentially a complete ground-up rewrite. This may change, but I'm not optimistic that it will be a very quick ramp as Microsoft seems to be suggesting. There are essentially no apps available for them at all right now. Well, in my opinion, it means you don't want a Windows RT device, unless all you do is surf the web (and you don't mind IE), use IMAP email, and use Office. Previous versions of Windows (7, Vista, XP, etc) WILL NOT run the new WinRT based "Modern UI" apps at all. This means, on an ARM-based Windows RT device, the ONLY stuff you'll ever have in the desktop environment is IE, Office, and desktop accessories like Notepad, Minesweeper, and Paint.Ĩ. Windows RT will not, ever, run a third-party desktop application not written and provided by Microsoft (and they've said they don't intend to add any new ones). Intel-based Windows 8 machines will run all Modern UI Applications, and will have access to the Microsoft Windows Store.ħ. Basically, think Apple's iOS App Store, because it is the same deal.Ħ. However, the ONLY WAY to obtain or install applications for Windows RT devices will be through the Microsoft Windows Store. Windows RT will run most, but not all, "Modern UI" (Metro) Applications (those that are written against the WinRT API exclusively). Both Windows RT and Windows 8 have access to the WinRT API.ĥ. ![]() This is the new Windows 8/RT Runtime API, and is the Windows 8 replacement for Win32 and derivatives. Making things even more awesomely confusing, there is also a separate thing called WinRT. ![]() ![]() No Intel based device will ever run Windows RT.Ĥ. The product you were referring to is the Surface Pro, which will run Windows 8.ģ. There is no such thing as Windows RT Pro. Windows RT is ONLY the Windows on Arm version. Windows 8 and Windows RT are not the same thing, even though they look almost identical.Ģ.
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