http://developers.de/blogs/damir_dobric/archive/2012/10/25/consuming-winrt-every-architect-should-be-aware-of-this.aspxAfter lot of discussions with many experts, I was surprised that (almost) no one has noticed that WinRT is not only the runtime for Windows Store Applications. More over WinRT is a layer in Windows which can be used from Sys32 applications. Few monthsenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://developers.de/blogs/damir_dobric/archive/2012/10/25/consuming-winrt-every-architect-should-be-aware-of-this.aspx#704523Thu, 05 Dec 2013 20:27:36 GMT7e491611-45ad-4dae-a68f-c4cb64439510:704523Galina<p>Hi Erik,Here is a late comment rrndeaigg the future of SQL Server Compact.My feeling is that the situation becomes more an more confusing :* SQL CE 4.0 does not support merge replication nor the synchronization framework* Visual Studio 2012 does not support SQL CE 3.5=&gt; replication with SQL CE requires Visual Studio 2008* The SQL CE engine on Windows Phone is now referred as &quot;Local Database&quot;, and Microsoft does not guaranty file format compatibility with PC versions.* The SQL CE engine on Windows Phone does not include a replication client=&gt; no simple solution for replication data on Windows Phone.Add to this the fact that SQLite is the database engine for Windows 8 (and also theorically usable on Windows Phone 8).So much versions with heterogeneous limitations. We can legitimately wonder about the future of embedded database engines...Thanks &nbsp; &nbsp; Michael</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://developers.de/aggbug.aspx?PostID=704523" width="1" height="1">