Including Office 13
Windows RT, the ARM based version of Windows 8 has also been RTM’ed by Microsoft and the devices running Windows RT are also appearing. But, we haven’t seen a complete Windows RT device in action until now in IFA, where Windows RT devices were demoed for the first time and were available for testing by visitors. Now, we have some details on the desktop on Windows RT and the good news is that the desktop experience is same as on the x86.
Windows RT has been designed for performance without compromising the overall design of the devices. Windows RT devices are slim and sleek in design and provide long battery life as compared to Intel based processor ones. But, performance and battery life comes on some compromises and those compromises have been made in Windows RT in the form of non-runable x86 software. Yes, Windows RT devices will only run selective x86 apps like the Office 13 which comes pre-installed in Windows RT.
Desktop experience is there but, without the x86 apps desktop seems to be only useful for administrative Windows tools like the hard drive accessing, Control Panel and other major Explorer features.
On the Metro-UI aka Modern-UI, Windows RT is same as the Windows 8 x86 with all the Modern interface with live tiles. But, the restrictions come again to the apps as only selective apps would run on Windows RT which have been coded specifically for ARM (Windows RT).
You can see the Windows RT walkthrough video by The Verge below showing the Ativ Tab by Samsung.
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In the last, Windows RT devices would cost less as compared to the Intel based devices but, the exact pricings of Windows RT devices haven’t been announced yet.
We have seen some Windows RT devices like the Surface RT by Microsoft, Ativ Tab by Samsung, Vivo Tab RT by Asus, XPS 10 by Dell and an early prototype by Toshiba (not to be launched with Windows 8 on October 26. Details here). These devices have been confirmed for being launched with Windows 8 on October 26.
Via: The Verge
