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HTML5/Javascript/CSS is native to Windows Metro (as is C++ and .NET)... so I don't know what is this headline about

'Native' in this context is a term that refers to a language that compiles to machine code. Neither .NET nor HTML5 are ever native. You might be thinking of 'First-class' or 'Supported' which does describe HTML5 under Windows 8.

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