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I find your argument specious at best. If we're talking the Metro store, Windows RT tablet users(eg. the Surface RT users) will be unable to run the game simply

I find your argument specious at best. If we're talking the Metro store, Windows RT tablet users(eg. the Surface RT users) will be unable to run the game simply because they're ARM machines like the iPad on which the game runs on. It's funny that he has no problem going through the certification for the "Post-PC" iOS app store which is supposedly killing the PC and going to sell more than PCs in the near future. But suddenly he has a problem with Windows 8 and Windows RT. There is a disconnect here. > If MS will open up the store put it there without certification then I suspect he's fine with it. Sorry, but is this a joke? Every malware, spyware, virus, grayware, toolbar, Bonzi Buddy clones will end up in the store. Look at what Steam had to do with Greenlight. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-31-valve-bans-steam-users-creating-fake-greenlight-projects http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-31-valve-bans-stea... http://www.shacknews.com/article/75603/steam-greenlight-adds-100-submission-fee http://www.shacknews.com/article/75603/steam-greenlight-adds...

saulrh 14y ago
Windows RT tablet users will be unable to run the game simply because they're ARM machines I'd be extremely surprised if Java doesn't get ported to WinRT. Especially because they've already done the work to get it running on ARM linux.
- tedunangst 14y ago
  Would you be extremely surprised if Java doesn't get ported to iOS?
  - saulrh 14y ago
    Not really. iOS was locked down well before Oracle had Java running on ARM, so getting java on ios wasn't a particularly reasonable goal. Getting Java on win8 arm is a reasonable goal.
    - chj 14y ago
      win8 arm is already locked down. You can't have a JIT engine on it.
      - ditoa 14y ago
        Will Windows RT (aka Windows [8] on ARM) not allow .NET apps to run then?
        chj 14y ago
        except their own.
      - saulrh 14y ago
        Right, forgot about that. My bad.
    - tedunangst 14y ago
      What are you talking about? Java was running on OpenBSD on ARM years before the iPhone even existed. Years before Oracle even owned it.
arcatek 14y ago
Well. My internet is definitely not the same than your. "I don't want thieves, please remove the door and windows of my house." sigh

saulrh 14y ago

Windows RT tablet users will be unable to run the game simply because they're ARM machines I'd be extremely surprised if Java doesn't get ported to WinRT. Especially because they've already done the work to get it running on ARM linux.

tedunangst 14y ago
Would you be extremely surprised if Java doesn't get ported to iOS?
- saulrh 14y ago
  Not really. iOS was locked down well before Oracle had Java running on ARM, so getting java on ios wasn't a particularly reasonable goal. Getting Java on win8 arm is a reasonable goal.
  - chj 14y ago
    win8 arm is already locked down. You can't have a JIT engine on it.
    - ditoa 14y ago
      Will Windows RT (aka Windows [8] on ARM) not allow .NET apps to run then?
      - chj 14y ago
        except their own.
    - saulrh 14y ago
      Right, forgot about that. My bad.
  - tedunangst 14y ago
    What are you talking about? Java was running on OpenBSD on ARM years before the iPhone even existed. Years before Oracle even owned it.

arcatek 14y ago

Well. My internet is definitely not the same than your. "I don't want thieves, please remove the door and windows of my house." sigh