Windows 8, the end of distributed computing?

[VirtualLarry]

https://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive...iciency-for-applications.aspx?Redirected=true

New power-management features, limit apps to:

So basically, this means that an app can be in one of three possible states:

Actively running in the foreground
Suspended in the background
Performing some defined background activity

And then they go on to enumerate "defined background activity". No-where do they mention distributed computing.

No more background distributed computing? At least, for "Metro" apps. With MS pushing their new "WinRT" API over Win32 for the future, will distributed-computing apps be locked out of MS's future vision?

 

[GammaLaser]

Applications that were designed for Windows 7 will continue to work as they have before with no change in behavior, and new Metro style apps can be developed to enable new connected experiences that work in a more power-efficient manner, by taking advantage of the background infrastructure that the operating system provides.

This new API does not really apply to DC, which generally does not allow the system to enter a low power state.

 

[Ken g6]

I read somewhere recently that you'll be able to enter the desktop any time, on either desktops or other devices. So Win8 may actually make DC more available when you want it, and easier to turn off when you're on battery power.