Comments on: Microsoft Demos Office 2013 On Windows RT Device

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:50:00 +0000

Desktop is an app. Metro lovers can TRY TO hold on to metro. but im pretty sure 90% will hit the desktop for some reason to accomplish some task. so atleast for that, Desktop has to stay with us till 2015.

By: Monkey D Black

Monkey D Black — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:47:00 +0000

no. windowsRT doesn’t run on x86 hardware. windowsRT runs on ARM processors like the one in your phone. it will have a desktop view but it’s only for selected few apps, like Microsoft IE10, Office, etc

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:46:00 +0000

So Windows RT OS will run on x86 but x86 applications cannot take advantage of the OS? Interesting.
I tell ya, that’s got me scratching my head and why I’m convinced this isn’t RT. But hey, we’re getting close and I’m a patient man.

Edit: On second thought, if this is Office 2013, (a name that will make some superstitious types queasy) its possible its engineered to run here.
Oh well, I’ll know what I need to know soon.

By: London Insomniac

London Insomniac — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:11:00 +0000

Desktops on ARM and on x86/64 are visual identical.

By: London Insomniac

London Insomniac — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:10:00 +0000

It does.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:41:00 +0000

mee to , this was made for the second preeview of windows 8 i think

so office does not run on arm

By: Emi Cyberschreiber

Emi Cyberschreiber — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:18:00 +0000

Windows RT HAS desktop stuff. why? becuase it has file manager, and alot of options you cant fine in Metro, like control panel with advanced users most users dont need but some will want, and also, IE and stuff like that.

OF COURSE desktop WindowsRT wont accept external exes per say, only what microsoft puts on it will run on it, like Office or IE (which is why firefox and google and complaining) so only apps on store can be installed, but still you have access to desktop in Windows RT. so yeah you are confused, it was explained long time ago how WinRT is going to have desktop but not allow desktop apps to be installed for security reasons.

also office its a hugeeeeeeeeeee program to be ported to WinRT.

and also remember the windows is called Windows RT and the new runtime its WinRT, and the article was about windows rt, not about winrt (since winrt is also part of windows “8″ for us x86x64)

By: Jeroen Heijster

Jeroen Heijster — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:11:00 +0000

Nope, Windows RT will not have any desktop.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:10:00 +0000

Office/MS applications will be the only programs running on it, but its still used for file management and more in depth settings ect as well.

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:08:00 +0000

Desktop can’t die. If we would like to have a tablet and a p c for work, we need both interfaces, desktop and Metro.