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Originally Posted by Xanathol
Let me clear up the crap on the Surface RT. Note - I am no fan - if you want a tablet, get the Dell 8" or 11". But this misinformation about the RT is just... sigh...
90% of the 'complaints' people have about the Surface RT completely ignores what a user is after, ie. "its not real Windows!". Perfect example is this thread - nowhere did the OP say they wanted to run 'real Windows'. And guess what? You won't run 'real Windows' or your Windows desktop apps on an iPad or Andriod tablet either. Do people mistakenly expect they can run real Windows apps because it is from Microsoft and MS did a bad job of making that clear? Of course... but a 5 minute product search and that expectation is addressed.
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If somebody asks for my opinion about a Microsoft Surface RT, I will continue to say
exactly what I said the first time. I'm not going to say "Yeah, it's Windows baby!" and leave it up to the person asking the question to go do his own resarch. He'll be severely disappointed if he shells out his hard-earned cash and then discovers that he can't load standard Windows software on a product manufactured by Microsoft and running Microsoft's OS, especially when Microsoft calls the OS Windows 8
RT.
Something as wrong as that needs to be pointed out, especially when someone asks specifically about the Surface RT.
Yes, if you are technically savvy enough you can get around the app signing and you can compile your own apps to be portable and run on the ARM architecture. Bully for you. But that's not what a typical user is going to do. Especially when the user says up front that he will primarily use his new tablet for social networking and watching sports and TV.
The Surface RT was resoundingly
rejected by the marketplace. Microsoft took a $900 million loss on it in the 4th quarter of 2013 because those pieces of shit weren't selling, and Steve Ballmer lost his job shortly after that. That's something else a potential buyer should be aware of.
There's nothing wrong the ARM architecture itself. What was wrong was all of the boneheaded decisions Microsoft made regarding Windows 8 on ARM and Windows 8 in general. You obviously agree, and you recommended avoiding the Surface RT. I just found it puzzling that you defended the product so vehemently that you referred to honest criticism of it as "crap" and "misinformation".
If information is correct and useful, it's neither "crap" nor "misinformation".