Hack to run traditional desktop apps on Windows RT detailed

Microsoft's ARM-based version of Windows is only intended to run Metro-style apps downloaded directly from the Windows Store as well as a pre-loaded, touch-oriented version of Office and IE10. But an enterprising hacker claims to have come up with a...

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Well... it sounds like they would have to be recompiled for ARM anyway you look at it...

Although it's not practical at all, that is a damn clever hack.

Damn right statement, though I wonder people have so much time to do this kinda hardcore stuff.

Doesnt that sort of defeat the purpose then?

This is just the beginning.

For every effort the corporates take to limit the public, hackers find the backdoors, front doors, loop holes and re'imagine the concepts in such lateral ways they will never win. someone is always smarter. RESPECT

And sometimes get sued/jail time lol.

M$ really dropped the ball with their Apple like pricing and limited functionality.

This is hardly "hardcore". It's about knowing how things work. Perhaps being an MIT student gives me some sort of bias but this is pretty trivial.

I actually thought the guy found a secret ARM dynarec/binary translator, but personally I would have allowed running native executables (recompiled).

OR, use a different operating system and quit supporting garbage.

Good job on setting the tone with your first post.

Yeah, Windows is such garbage, how do corporations ever get work done on them..

That's exactly what I wanted to say, but couldn't come up with anything at the moment. 1diots I say.

Better, go Linux and forget that bullshit form M$...