Yeah, I think it will be really interested to see what happens with WinRT given Intel’s lower power processors. If they can get to within about 80% of ARM power consumption / battery life then WinRT may no longer be viable, everyone can have “full” windows desktop.
Sent from Windows Mail From: Ian Thomas Sent: Wednesday, 26 June 2013 10:34 AM To: 'ozDotNet' I’m not sure that I would buy a Surface RT even at 60% off its AU price, though – over a Nexus 7 32Gb 3G. I would like 3G or LTE available (built-in or pluggable). Maybe that’s the next Surface WinRT model, if Microsoft persists with hardware production? Android for desktop has been debated for a while, but from HP is a surprise. “Slate 21” – bigger than a roofing tile. I missed the Acer N3-220 announcement, but the tablet-laptop hybrids as this article calls them, from Asus and Samsung, have been manifest for some time. Coming back to Windows and WinRT on ARM – to me, it seems like a really good platform with heaps of potential – especially for Windows developers. It might be that realising this potential depends on reduced pricing – not just to educational institutions. That would require concessions from Microsoft for the OS licensing. I’m ignorant of those numbers, but my guess would be that the manufacturers already pay quite a small amount. And the secure boot ROM could not cost them more than a few dollars. Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 9:49 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Tablets - WinRT and Android On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: Mike – no comment possible, I guess? HP’s Android-based desktop – http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/print/465705/hp_shows_off_21-inch_all-in-one_desktop_installed_android/ Wow... of all the Microsoft partners to release something like that. I saw MS are going to do Surface RT @ 60% discount to education to counter the iPad. We sure do live in interesting times. It has been a couple of decades since the industry saw shifts of this magnitude. David.
