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Originally Posted by din155
I have a question on windows tablets. Do the OEM add their own skins on top of windows 8? I am pretty sure they are not allowed by microsoft but havent seen one in action yet.
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So far I've seen Windows 8 tablets from Microsoft, Dell, Samsung, Acer and Asus.
The OEMs add some bloatware, but not too much.
The interface/OS itself remains unmodified.
The only (kind of) problem I've faced:
On Android or iOS, you either update apps or the entire system.
You normally don't fiddle around, you just make the update.
On Windows, as we all know from former states (XP, 7 and so on), it's entirely different: You make updates for drivers, apps and stuff.
And here each OEM behaves differently.
Dell, on their support side, allows for all the downloads.
Asus on the other hand is using a proprietary software. Theoretically, this would be more convenient than downloading dozens of drivers separately. Unfortunately, this update software stopped working for me (and hundreds of others, as you easily find in numerous forums) after resetting the unit for the first time.
For now, of course both Microsoft tablets have the most convenient solution: All updates via Windows update, even for the firmware.
Anyway, coming back to your original question:
I haven't seen any OEM using "skins". All Windows 8 tablets look almost identical, with the exception of a handful of bloatware and OEM-specific apps.