>But you can't run a Metro app that anyone else has compiled.
It's metro - who cares? You get more functionality with the desktop.
On a less snarky note, yes you can. All that's necessary is your system has to trust the CA that signed the app - which is itself a few mouse clicks away.
I've personally done this to load a leaked Skype beta for Metro. Put the requisite commands in a powershell batch file and it becomes so easy your gran can do it.
1. It matters because metro is a core part of the new OS and what microsoft is focused on.
2. I didn't realize you could set up sideloading on non-enterprise versions. As long as that is intentional and not a side-effect of implementation, I take back my complaints about windows 8.
It's metro - who cares? You get more functionality with the desktop.
On a less snarky note, yes you can. All that's necessary is your system has to trust the CA that signed the app - which is itself a few mouse clicks away.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/04/25/depl...
I've personally done this to load a leaked Skype beta for Metro. Put the requisite commands in a powershell batch file and it becomes so easy your gran can do it.