Many in the tech industry feel that Windows RT and subsequent Windows RT-based devices lack many of the capabilities and features of more capable Microsoft operating systems and devices. Rumours about the death of Windows RT have circulated for quite some time at practically every chance. But so far, most of the rumours have been from third-parties, this time around, we have a comment from within Microsoft itself that could indicate Microsoft officially killing off Windows RT. The comment comes from Julie Larson-Green, who is Executive Vice President of the Devices and Studios and one of the big movers in Microsoft. Her comment was:
"We have the Windows Phone OS. We have Windows RT and we have full Windows. We're not going to have three. We do think there's a world where there is a more mobile operating system that doesn't have the risks to battery life, or the risks to security. But, it also comes at the cost of flexibility. So we believe in that vision and that direction and we're continuing down that path."
While most of the comment is unclear, the comment "We're not going to have three." seems to indicate that there will only be 2 operating systems from Windows, Windows Phone OS and Windows RT. Only Windows RT looks to be having major problems so far, with both Windows and Windows Phone progressing well. For that reason, the likelihood of Microsoft killing off Windows RT sounds very high, with Windows Phone being used to replace Windows RT on tablets and other Windows RT based devices. Killing off Windows RT would also mean that the manpower and resources currently focused on Windows RT could then be assigned to the other two operating systems. Unfortunately, there is no indication when we might see this happen but we think that this would be likely next year in 2014.
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