While Windows XP Mode requires VT. VirtualPC 2007 still works and does not.

Some older computers and netbooks will still need the 32bit. Even if it doesn't have a Windows 7 Compatible sticker on it.

"Java applications that are written for Android can't run in regular Java virtual machine implementations or in standard Java ME environments." Is this not exactly what Sun sued Microsoft for? It's ok for Google, but M$ gets sued?

You seem to forget there are express versions of Visual Studio that let you do most everything except enterprise level data access.