During a breakout session at the Microsoft Build conference today John Sheehan, Distinguished Engineer on the Windows team, discussed the status of Project Centennial a.k.a. the Desktop Bridge.

While more news and advancements of the Bridge are coming later today, Sheehan did report that Microsoft has been overwhelmed with interest. Currently, there are nearly 1,000 converted desktop apps in the Store according to Sheehan noting that developer response was "overwhelming."