Could someone confirm or deny this? Everything I've read says you don't have to use Metro software and can switch to a loosely desktop-ish environment, but you're still stuck with the Start screen and the desktop in general's been nerfed.
As I understand it, the Desktop is only for legacy apps... New apps are expected to use Metro... But it is developers choice which interface they choose to support...
If the App you really want to use was written to use metro... You are going to have to use Metro.