Comments on: Microsoft Makes Windows 8 Name Official And Names Windows On ARM As Windows RT

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:25:00 +0000

I can’t really speak to that, as I have no done an exhaustive disection of what it has to offer (nor has MS or any of the OEM’s put all of the information out there), but it’s not really all that appealing to me personally. I still don’t understand the fascination with tablets, but not being able to run any x86 programs is a bit of deal breaker for me personally.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:10:00 +0000

So office is the only benefit of the Windows RT?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:18:00 +0000

But we’re talking about businesses, right? Not all business use Office, but a TON of them do and it’s simply integral part of their daily business. There is no official and integrated Office product for the iPad as of now, so that is a benefit that really should be casually dismissed.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:15:00 +0000

Not everyone needs office and iPads have Office if they really need it. I already am getting the Windows 8 but really am curious about the benefits of Windows RT over iPad.

By: Josè Daniel

Josè Daniel — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:57:00 +0000

I’m GLAD they cut back the outrageous number of SKUs! o/

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:11:00 +0000

Office?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:12:00 +0000

Okay… I will help you understand… I’m referring to devices running Windows 8. Why would business buy a windows 8 RT tablet over the more popular iPad? Only if the windows 8 RT tablet is cheaper. They will only buy Windows 8 or pro tablets if it’s price competitive with the iPad.

I just don’t see the benefits of the Windows RT over the iPad. Maybe you can explain that to me…

By: CX1

CX1 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:59:00 +0000

I can not for the life of me understand why they block domain access on ARM. Business users prefer bad battery life?

By: J A

J A — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:08:00 +0000

The SKU is fine as is to differentiate and create value between basic, pro and enterprise, as you should understand that this is not an Apple product that is meant for consumers since it is so limited in featureset that only warrants a single SKU but rather Windows also caters to the SMBs/professionals and the enterprise. I think this SKU list fits quite well; one for consumers, one for SMBs/professionals and one for the enterprise then WinRT.

By: J A

J A — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:58:00 +0000

This question really does not make sense but I will I will help you understand that the iPad is a device and Windows is software. Whether they are priced similarly is up to the OEM and the tablet hardware they put it on for the market. Besides the iPad is an overprised toy that does not do much beyond ‘consume’ the web, apps, iTunes, etc while Windows 8 is way beyond any of that for both serious work and play such that if you pay more to get a Windows 8 tablet you are much better off than buying an iPad.