... style apps, between Metro style and desktop apps, and between Metro style apps and local services, is blocked. Apps can still communicate through the cloud (web services, sockets, etc.), and ... desktop apps because many of them can be at least partially visible at once. But for Metro style apps, Windows 8 is boldly taking on the job itself and using the full-screen nature of those apps ... properties, and events. The Windows team also made it possible to write native client apps that employ a variety of presentation technologies, including DirectX, XAML, and, in the case of apps written...