henry0 - 9:43 pm on Jun 2, 2012 (gmt 0)

It's not even clear whether they're going to be interested in desktop machines

I believe laptops and desktops too will be good to go.
if you follow engine's initial post supplied link to IE 10 preview, and then click on Windows 8 preview
you will see a full size keypad in action.

However, it probably aims more at tablets etc...

Which brings the following question:
Are laptops and desktops dinosaurs?
I so, then I do not imagine writing PHP code from a touch screen not to mention Excel and others.