Can you create native windows 8 apps with Lazarus?
Why not? The question is rather "will anybody create a binding for it"?
No, I think it's really 2 questions.
(1) _Can_ anybody create a binding for it? Here's your API's. Pick one:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211386.aspxI'm not aware of any 3rd party solutions. Even Win8 and WinPhone 8 solutions from PhoneGap assume Visual Studio.
(2) Would you even want to use it if available? Here's an overview of Windows Store apps:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh974576.aspxLazarus provides LCL, which is a cross-platform clone of early 90s VCL for desktop apps. It works by neutering, er, wrapping underlying native controls. Just as this approach doesn't fit mobile very well, it doesn't fit Windows Store very well either.
Just as a mobile app is not just a "little" VCL/LCL app, a Windows Store app is not just a full-screen app with touch.
Thanks.
-Phil