It should run everything just fine if you go with an Intel chip. They are adding support for ARM as well to go for the thin/light/long battery life segment.
Back in the day when there was Intel/Alpha, that meant differently complied software for each. Not sure how that will work with the advent of the MS version of the app store.
Also, old stuff will run on the "old" desktop, and apps will have to be redone for the "Metro" desktop, which is a lot like Win Phone 7. There wouldn't be a lot of crossover anyhow, as you'd not likely want to run your accounting software on a touch front end.
So I guess the short answer is "kinda".
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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Does it run most winXP and win7 apps or is this "more of the same" software sales strategy where you now have to buy the same apps you have all over again for $500 a crack just so they'll work with the new OS?
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