Regarding RT ... http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4769492/dell-drops-windows-rt-xps-10-tablet
... and then there was one. On 25 Sep 2013 10:32, "Nathan Chere" <[email protected]> wrote: > The ‘problem’ they’re trying to solve (as I understand it) is not > keeping up with the Jones’ in terms of easy it is for the average J. Doe to > download things from Apple’s App Store with confidence that it won’t > contain malware or corrupt their system. Not a bad thing in itself, but the > mistake (as I understand) it is forcing it as the ‘one true path’ at the > expense of the general desktop experience.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David Connors > *Sent:* Wednesday, 25 September 2013 9:29 AM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: Mark II**** > > ** ** > > On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Scott Barnes <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > Good straw-man test to undertake - how many times a day you check the > AppStore in Windows 8.1 ..**** > > ** ** > > You're dead right. Moreover I don't really know what problem the Windows 8 > app store is solving. It has never been hard to obtain/install software for > Windows.**** > > ** ** > > The app store on iPhone was revolutionary because it was a total PITA to > get apps onto a phone prior to it and the quality of what was there > (syncing apps onto Windows Mobile etc) was pretty bad. **** > > ** ** > > David. **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Click here <https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/MZbqvYs5QwJvpeaetUwhCQ==> to > report this email as spam.**** > > > This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com >
