MS Drops Surface RT
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It looks like Microsoft finally dropped the Surface RT, quietly. It is the only Surface model that did not receive a firmware update. Microsoft mentioned they were going to drop one of the 3 Windows 8 Versions a few months ago. Everyone expected it was going to be Windows 8 RT, but this pretty much confirms it.
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Dropping the Surface makes sense. But dropping RT? That would be surprising. Does that signal the death of the Windows Phone too?
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@scottalanmiller I don't think so. MS mentioned they had 3 versions of Windows 8. The versions they mentioned were Windows 8, RT, and mobile. They said one is going to go. See article below
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/385609/windows-rt-faces-the-axe-microsoft-exec-suggests
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Hmmm. Will they port windows 8 to ARM then or are they giving up already?
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@scottalanmiller said:
Hmmm. Will they port windows 8 to ARM then or are they giving up already?
Maybe the better question is Will Windows 8 devices just move away from ARM completely?
Its starting to look that way.
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Sad. As everyone else is moving toward them.
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@scottalanmiller Do you think the Atom Processor will be in Smartphones soon?
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@scottalanmiller said:
Hmmm. Will they port windows 8 to ARM then or are they giving up already?
They gave up on it once, what makes you think they won't again?
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@scottalanmiller We can only hope they drop Windows phones. They suck anyways...lol
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New CEO. Have got to tighten up operations and product lines. Wonder what the new world vision looking 5-10 years ahead is for them.
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@ajstringham said:
@scottalanmiller We can only hope they drop Windows phones. They suck anyways...lol
Everyone is convinced that they are going to be an Android shop.
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I'm not surprised by this, but it was my understanding so they could allow the Mobile Group to build a unified product for that sector.
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You would have thought. Mobile and RT could easily have been one and the same. They are for iOS and Android!
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@scottalanmiller said:
You would have thought. Mobile and RT could easily have been one and the same. They are for iOS and Android!
I was reading about the large amount of turnover lately in the desktop area in MS and these things be split was one of them. I hope this means we'll see them get on a better path.
