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Looks like the Metro thread has three new posts today (due to the official RTM-ing of Windows 8 perhaps),
which suggest that the Microsoft marketeers are now hoping that all references to "Metro"
are henceforth hereby banished from all brains on the planet).

However there was another announcement this week that the Metro-watchers
seem to have missed --Jason Zander's Blog announcement on August 1, 2012:

Some other semi-related links..

Re: The Visual Studio 2012 Virtual Launch event ("Be Inspired!")
http://www.visualstudiolaunch.com/vs2012vle/splash

Visual Studio Blog (I'm sure everyone already has this bookmarked but..)
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/

VSB: A World of Samples at your Fingertips article
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio...ingertips.aspx

The actual Developer Cod Samples Page (841 Visual Studio 2012 RC samples to date)
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/

Windows 8 Release Preview Metro style app samples - C#, VB.NET, C++, JavaScript
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windo...le-App-Samples

The Visual Studio 2012 Feedback Tool: A better way to submit bugs
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio...bmit-bugs.aspx

The actual download page for "Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Feedback Tool"
http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.micr...4-bdbe2c4cfe72

Visual Studio UserVoice site (for suggestions)
http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/fo...-visual-studio

Windows API reference for Metro style apps
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr.../br211377.aspx

Alternatives to Windows APIs in Metro style apps
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr.../hh464945.aspx

Index of UX guidelines for Metro style apps
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/hh465424

Download design assets for Metro style apps (for Photoshop users)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/hh700403

Roadmap for Metro style apps using C# or Visual Basic
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/br229583

Dev Center - Metro style apps
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/wind.../br229512.aspx

App building events for Windows 8 app developers
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsappde...evelopers.aspx

Windows 8 app developer blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsappdev/

IE10 Blog: Removing Windows ‘9x unicows support from Internet Explorer 10
(maybe its about time.. )

Note: All these blog links may bring up the question;
"Exactly how many Microsoft Blogs are there?"
If you really want to know take a look here.