That makes the restriction odd to me. If they ported win32, then why are they not allowing 3rd parties to use it? There are only a few of possibilities to me:

That makes the restriction odd to me. If they ported win32, then why are they not allowing 3rd parties to use it? There are only a few of possibilities to me: 1) They want to influence developers into doing new WinRT apps. 2) They are trying to keep good relations with Intel. 3) They want an explanation for why some popular software doesn't run on the arm tablets and saying it can't is easier than saying it "just doesn't".