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MarchHare · 06-18-2012, 06:34 PM

Not watching the event, but can someone answer this question: how will this be any different than any other Windows RT (aka Windows 8 for ARM) tablets from third-party manufacturers?

Is this just Microsoft making a demo tablet to show what can be done with the OS, sort of like what Google did with the Nexus series of phones to showcase Android? Or does MS actually want to compete in the hardware space against Apple, RIM, all the Android tablets, and their own Windows RT partners?

06-18-2012, 06:34 PM	#45
MarchHare Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present) Exp:	Not watching the event, but can someone answer this question: how will this be any different than any other Windows RT (aka Windows 8 for ARM) tablets from third-party manufacturers? Is this just Microsoft making a demo tablet to show what can be done with the OS, sort of like what Google did with the Nexus series of phones to showcase Android? Or does MS actually want to compete in the hardware space against Apple, RIM, all the Android tablets, and their own Windows RT partners?