The demotion of .NET Framework and poor data access capabilities (no System.Data in the metro profile, no support of Compact SQL) means there will be no Metro development for business customers at all. That will remain classic Win32, Win64 and .NET for the foreseeable future, until Microsoft comes to its senses.
If Microsoft thinks it can coax businesses to develop Line of Business apps without a significant database access capability, they're nuts.
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