>It is unfortunate that this kind of information has been spread so widely about Windows 8, but it's just not true. Well, it is and it isn't. Native Metro apps

>It is unfortunate that this kind of information has been spread so widely about Windows 8, but it's just not true. Well, it is and it isn't. Native Metro apps do more or less behave the way he's describing. The thing is, almost no native Metro apps exist right now, so you'll spend the vast majority of your time in traditional desktop mode anyway.