Only Metro apps run on Windows 8 ARM though.
Which might be good enough for me. Not sure I really want the full Windows experience on a tablet of any kind. I'd rather something like, well, one of those fancy new Ultrabooks. I have a basic laptop, as a laptop (and the need for a full OS on the go) isn't something of huge import to me at the moment. It would be a matter of convenience, but nothing seriously necessary - I'd rather a more powerful, and more affordable, beast of a desktop... as I recently so decided yet again when a new full system rebuild in the fall.
But a powerful tablet with media-centric properties would be great. In reality, most of our mobile devices are used to consume content and communicate with various tools, sometimes with sparse usage of task- and productivity-oriented apps, like calendars, notes, document suites/editors, etc etc.
If I need hardcore productivity and the comfort of Windows, I'd want to be sitting down and at this point, I'm likely at home or in an office with a laptop/desktop to utilize for work.
Everyone has different uses, but I wouldn't mind the minor limitations of Metro-only. Who knows what will see in the future, something could just be about perfect... even if a little more costly than a typical tablet.
As much as the portability of the 7" devices is welcome, I find I know when/where I'd like to have a tablet instead of being limited to a smaller-screen smartphone... and often I have the ability to pack it without issue.
I'm excited at the prospect, but on this I find it actually easy to wait until something just radiates "I am the one."
I have, in the past, made hasty decisions on sparsely-researched devices or type of gadget, and I find I was quickly more annoyed with that product and finding I enjoyed it less in comparison... or worse, that it was something I really had little use for, and it sits somewhere unused and collecting large amounts of dust.
I'm getting a little better about major purchases that cost hundreds of dollars, though find myself still retarded with less-costly purchasing decisions. So it goes.