So if a Windows 8 application designed to Microsoft's touch-centric specifications (formerly Metro apps) is running on a virtual machine, the physical machine will be responsive to features that recognize finger movements such as swipes, pinches, drags, rotates and the like.

The virtual machine will also display these full-screen without borders as the apps are intended to appear on Windows 8 physical machines, VMware says.

The Windows 8 tablets called surface are due out in October the same day Windows 8 becomes available, and it looks like someone is starting a subtle ad campaign.

This photo shows what could be a stylized version of a Surface table with its cover keyboard.