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You're absolutely right technically! Although it's maybe a little disingenuous to be so strongly dismissive (in this context) of the Windows RT side of the Windows 8 coin though.
Only because a lot of people's thought process regarding Windows gaming won't immediately differentiate between Windows 8 x86 and Windows(8) RT - and that combined with Microsoft's push for Metro and the fact that x86/desktop applications will therefore have no place in the Metro App Store means effectively that WinRT tablets and notebooks is thereby a market (a market in terms of Mindshare I mean really, not technically obviously!) which Valve/Steam might have expected to be a part of but in reality isn't and won't be.
It probably feels like being pushed-out of Window's future a little bit (whether that's intentional or not!)
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You do realize that Windows RT only runs on ARM? As such it is entirely irrelevant in this context, Valve is not targeting ARM. I know RT does not support user-installable desktop apps, but I already said that in my comment.
No, they don't. They exist on Windows RT, not Windows 8. Apples to apples and oranges to oranges, mate.