that may be true using the metro interface, however you can still access apps without going through metro. but with IOS you have to get apps through IOS. BIG difference/.

you arent (unless you run IOS) any other OS you can run apps made by others (even if that is not the method they prefer, at least you have a choice)

metro != windows

what does any of that have to do with anything?

but are there other options to load apps on your windows 8 machine/tablet?

Last I checked you could still load apps onto it without going through the app store, where you cant do that with apple.

I hate M$ as much as the rest. but when did they start taking 30% of anything you do?

have you seen home chem labs recently? they really are garbage compared to when i was a kid.

it didnt say anything about government training. Im all for people taking gun safety classes, its the best thing one can do, i think everyone gun owner or not should take the classes, they might stop being so scared of a tool if they did

well regulated meant trained. in the way things were written back then. not regulated in the way the government regulated every thing these days.

Correct, I meant chemical or biological warfare. not the obvious chemical reaction that propels a projectile. Thank you

yes it does. The second amendment (since thats what the thread is labeled) is to protect us from the government. as such having a weapon equal to our government is indeed perfectly acceptable to me. The world is a dangerous place, it always was, and always will be. and frankly I wouldnt want to live in a place that is 100% controled (safe) by thew government.

That is a price we pay for living in a free society.

Oh I know that! But when someone like microsoft makes it easy enough that all wp8 phones (yeah yeah all 2 of them) to do it might get them interested.

I personally believe any law abiding citizen should be able to have any non chemical non nuclear weapon they want. The reason I draw the line at chemical and nuclear is simple. chemicals and plutonium can be illegal and constitutional. I dont believe in any gun that fires a powder based projectile should be illegal.

well for one if you can download youtube videos, I am sure the MPAA will be all over it in a heartbeat.