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Splashtop Drops Windows 8 Metro Testbed Onto Android

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-it-out dept.

MojoKid writes "Want to try out the Windows 8 Metro interface on your Android tablet? Splashtop apparently has a solution. The company previously released a Windows 8 Metro testbed for the iPad back in April, and now it has one for Android devices, which is available in the Google Play Store. You'll need a PC with the Windows 8 Release Preview installed, but once you have that taken care of, you'll be able to poke around Microsoft's new touch interface on any Android tablet."

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  1. Why by symbolset · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why would you even want to do that?

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    1. Re:Why by Daniel_is_Legnd · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Windows 8 was made with touch screens in mind, and most people don't have a touch-enabled PC. Lots of people do have android tablets, however, so this is a way to see the touch screen features of Windows 8.

    2. Re:Why by alexhs · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Developing touchscreen applications for Windows

      Why would you even want to do that?

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