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Originally Posted by scrapking
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The thing is, ClearType is what is used on Windows to make type more readable on lower resolution displays. Apple uses straight anti-aliasing on iOS and OS X. ClearType does a bit better than simple anti-aliasing, but has the disadvantage that your typeface isn't as accurately portrayed as it is "gaming" the anti-aliasing to avoid fuzzy text.
In reality, the Surface is no better than what you can get from your desktop PC today. But perhaps that's good enough for a lot of folks? Personally, I like the push towards high DPI displays just because it means you can get sharp text *and* accurate text at the same time. I find it a bit easier to focus on and read, personally.
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Originally Posted by John F
Could you define what an app is? I thought that they were different: a native x86 app/exe would not be able to execute on RT?
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x86 can't run on an ARM chip, that's a non-starter. And you are right, a Win32 x86/x64 app meant to run in the desktop environment can't run on Windows RT. But a big chunk of that is CPU architecture issues.
However, anything designed for the new UI is built on a variation of .NET, which is compiled down to whatever ARM or x86 needs when it is time to run. With a keyboard and trackpad so easily available, I suspect content creation apps written for the new UI will be a lot easier to come by. Those apps will also run on Windows RT and Windows Pro without any changes.
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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Their alternative to iOS and Android, WindowsCE also ran on pretty much every CPU architecture and still runs on a broad range of different architectures in industrial computing and embedded mission-critical systems. In fact, WindowsCE has seen use in actual PCs for sale in China and other developing markets.
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Windows CE was never a good alternative to iOS and Android. Windows Phone 8 uses NT for a good reason. You say yourself that CE is used in embedded system and industrial computing. These have a lot more strict requirements than anything like Windows Phone, iOS or Android have. They also have no need for a lot of things that those other 3 do have need for.
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Originally Posted by xendula
Does anyone know if the RT will come with Win Explorer and allow you to freely move content onto and off of the device? That's one limitation of today's portble devices that is driving me nuts.
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Windows RT has the Windows desktop available. However, you can only use the built-in apps, and the desktop is really only there to support Office 2013. Win Explorer is available, but I'm left wondering what will happen to the desktop in Windows RT when Office is fully updated into the new UI.