I dont think WinRT is Intel enabled, ie i think the whole OEM build of RT is for ARM only some kind of cross-compile moment may happen ... ok i think i've established my limit on knowledge on how the new Namespace world of Windows has taken on an area of "i could explore this further but lets face it, RT is the Win ME of this generation, so best not to dwell on RT to long"
I ended up giving my Surface Pro to a co-worker in exchange for some tic tacs and an O`Reilly "Sharepoint 2007" book. I'd personally go the Slate 7 as i'm either jaded about Microsoft to much lately or Android is winning me over ever so slowly... --- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 4:33 PM, mike smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Which is why I have the n7 3G myself. (In my defense, I also have a > TouchPad) > > Mike > > > > On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > >> (tangential to VS2012 hacks)**** >> >> Yes, that was my thought – the Slate 7 hardware has ARM processor, and >> the WinRT would be a good fit. Then HP would have directly competing >> Android vs Windows tablets. **** >> >> The US prices on (Android) Slate 7 are under $200. But the Nexus 7 is a >> better-configured tablet ($+) – 3G/HSPA+ ($AU350 or so). **** >> >> ** ** >> ------------------------------ >> >> **Ian Thomas** >> Victoria Park, ****Western Australia******** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *mike smith >> *Sent:* Friday, June 21, 2013 12:36 PM >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* Re: VS2012 hacks**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Just Pro, AFAIK. You'd think that the hardware for Android would be a >> good match for RT, though?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Query for Microsoft: is RT available as a piece of software, or only >> sold with hardware?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Mike**** >> >> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> >> wrote:**** >> >> Yes, I was going to raise that with you off-list Mike. The ones I know of >> are the (Android) Slate 7 range and the ElitePad 800 and 900 (Win8 and >> Win8Pro) – quite a different price bracket, though. I didn’t know there was >> a Windows8 Slate (WinRT ?). **** >> >> **** >> ------------------------------ >> >> Ian Thomas >> Victoria Park, Western Australia**** >> > > > > -- > Meski > > http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv > > "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, > you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills >
