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byViol8 ( 599362 ) writes:
"We're dumping RT"
byMightyYar ( 622222 ) writes:
That's sad. "Competition" in this space is now between iOS and Android. It's reminding me of the early 90s in the PC realm, and Commodore just bit the dust.
(I apologize to fans of the Amiga for comparing the Amiga to RT. Don't take the analogy too far...)
byCastrTroy ( 595695 ) writes:
I have a Surface 2 with Windows RT, and even though It's not getting Windows 10, it's still had way more updates than any Android device I've ever had, which is exactly the market it was competing in. I really like it and use it every day. I only wish it had more games, but other than that, it does everything I want out of a tablet. If it continues to be compatible with games made for Windows 10 app store, then that would be a huge plus. It doesn't need to have the entire operating system, just support for
byron_ivi ( 607351 ) writes:
If Microsoft would unlock the boot loader now, heck, even I (who dislike most microsoft products except their keyboards and mice) would probably be happy to buy a Surface RT.
Seriously - I like the form-factor of the device - and the price. The only thing that stopped me from buying one when they came out was the OS.
Request for Microsoft --- now that you're abandoning it --- please unlock the boot loader.
byCastrTroy ( 595695 ) writes:
The actual OS I really like. It has a lot of features that are missing from iOS and Android. One big plus is the support for Network drives. If an app can read a file, it can read it from anywhere, including network drives and OneDrive. There's no special coding required on the application developers part. And apps are still restricted well enough that they can't just read/write willy-nilly to the file system.
What I really don't like is just the fact that so few developers have latched on to their App store ecosystem. And for me that only means less games, as I've been able to find apps to do just about everything else I would want to do on a tablet. If they aren't going to support it anymore, they should at least provide a supported way for running whatever apps you want to on it. Let people program their own applications at least. It wouldn't require unlocking the boot loader, but would still open up the possibility of a lot of independent app development.
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bytepples ( 727027 ) writes:
If they aren't going to support it anymore, they should at least provide a supported way for running whatever apps you want to on it. Let people program their own applications at least.
In theory, you can get a developer license [microsoft.com] without charge to privately deploy self-made apps onto an Internet-connected Windows RT device. Like the Steam receipt cache, a Windows developer license expires after a month but can be renewed without charge indefinitely.
byCastrTroy ( 595695 ) writes:
I've use that to develop my own software. It's really quite great. If they just opened up the development a bit more so that things didn't expire, or things didn't have to be signed at all, then it would be as good as Android as far as side-loading apps goes. I also think it would be great if they opened up the desktop API. there was a jailbreak for Windows 8 (doesn't work on 8.1) which allowed desktop apps to be run if recompiled. I think they got DOSBOX, SharpDevelop, and a few other things working on it
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