Considering Microsoft's actions with Windows 8 for ARM (Win RT), the classic desktop is probably going to be depreciated in the future. This kind of work needs

Considering Microsoft's actions with Windows 8 for ARM (Win RT), the classic desktop is probably going to be depreciated in the future. This kind of work needs to be performed at some point, and being allowed in the Windows Store is also a very nice payoff. I don't know how much work would be required for Windows 8 ARM support for VLC, but this work definitely gets it closer (knowing your UI will work is a good motivation to get the backend sorted).