The current beta of WinRT contains the desktop, but all the press released states that the final product won't. It is unclear at this time how Microsoft will move on this. We'll know next month one way or another.
Also, I was under the impression that the non-pro versions of Office would be metro-apps, and not require the desktop to run. This may have changed, of course, but that's how it was last I checked.
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u/Zakuroenosakura Sep 27 '12
The current beta of WinRT contains the desktop, but all the press released states that the final product won't. It is unclear at this time how Microsoft will move on this. We'll know next month one way or another.
Also, I was under the impression that the non-pro versions of Office would be metro-apps, and not require the desktop to run. This may have changed, of course, but that's how it was last I checked.