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Originally Posted by RZetlin
I don't know why the Surface RT 2 still exist. Isn't losing about 900 million dollars on the original Surface RT enough pain already?
The Windows 8 ecosystem for apps is still very underwhelming.
Microsoft has to much more to attract developers or it won't win the fight against the Android Play Store to and Apple iTunes Store.
Microsoft should dump the RT system and focus on the Pro all together.
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No. Modern/Metro is the future and the Windows Store apps span both the desktop and mobile worlds. In under a year there are over 100,000 apps available. The Surface RT is the best selling 10" tablet not called iPad, and the Surface 2 is almost sold out. More importantly, RT gives Microsoft an ARM device that keeps the pressure on Intel and gives them better diversity in the marketplace.
People seem to assume that since RT doesn't run x86 programs it's worthless. But the fact is most consumers don't need x86 programs. RT gives these people what they need without the additional bloat and security concerns of full Windows.