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@Lex: You will need to build 3 different app packages, one for each architecture and submit each of them to the Store. You don't need different code bases, unless you have architecture specific code, so you should be able to fully test one architecture and then smoke test the others.

Robert

@boolean1:I agree. Those would be excellent features to add to a future version of the app. I am planning on it.

@Horatio Nunez:Yes. Check out http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/04/25/deploying-metro-style-apps-to-businesses.aspx and http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/04/19/managing-quot-byo-quot-pcs-in-the-enterprise-including-woa.aspx for more information on this.

Robert

@LeeCampbell:Yes, you are correct. Thanks for pointing that out Lee.

Robert

@Ste:We have now fixed this. Thanks for pointing it out.

Robert

@Ste:Should have been yes. Sorry about that.

Robert

@J C:Look for it to be published on the Visual Studio Gallery in the next week or so.

Robert

@jlomax:There are links to the ISO images on the download page for each version. For example, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29917 is the download page for Ultimate. Scroll down to the step 3 of the Instructions where you will find the download link for the ISO image.

Robert

@thealgabban:No one is suggesting that you throw away any of your skills. If you want to build Metro style apps for Windows 8, you can choose whether you want to use XAML with C#/VB/C++ or use JavaScript with HTML/CSS. This is your choice and they are both good choices. If you don't want to build Metro style apps, you can continue to build the same types of apps you have been building, whether they are Windows Forms, ASP.NET, WPF or Silverlight. And you can do this both on Windows 7 and on Windows 8.

Robert

@Chen: If you use Code First without Migrations, you will see this because EF changes the database to match the class structure you create. But if you use Database First that doesn't happen. EF creates the class structure to match the database. Check out Code First Migrations in the Part 2 video and at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2012/02/09/ef-4-3-code-based-migrations-walkthrough.aspx.

Let me know if you have additional concerns or questions.

Robert