Microsoft: No Tablet OS Until We Can Be Different
There's no point doing the same thing as everyone else, right?
Several companies have announced plans for tablets based on the upcoming version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Windows 8. While planning so far ahead can sometimes backfire (tablets shipping with Gingerbread or Froyo just seem out of date now that Honeycomb is here), it seems Microsoft has no immediate plans to develop a tablet OS.
Speaking to Pocket-Lint, Microsoft UK managing director Ashley Highfield said the company won’t be releasing a tablet or a tablet OS until it can offer customers something different than what’s already available.
"We won't do anything in the tablet market unless we can be distinctive," he told Pocket-Lint.
As we mentioned, several companies have confirmed they’re planning Windows 8 tablets for release early in 2012. Currently, there’s a number of Windows tablets available running Windows 7, which has been optimized for touchscreens. Highfield didn’t discuss the possibility of a tablet running Windows Phone 7, so we’re assuming that’s not in the cards just yet. But, hey, you never know.
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So why have you released WinPhone 7 crapOS then?
No tablet-specific OS.
Windows 8 will run on tablets though, and have an interface for them.
So why have you released WinPhone 7 crapOS then?
What's wrong with WP7?
What's wrong with WP7?
Since when do haters need a reason to hate?
Since when do haters need a reason to hate?
Fair point.
After 6 months windows 7 starts slowing down. You need expensive Anti-virus. Need also expensive office. Multi task on windows slow it even more until it crashes (majority of users had experienced major crashes with windows before. Any one that says hasn't experienced that is a liar). And after all you get a loophole 17 year old worm with it. And windows itself costs more than US$100.
Why no try the fully supported, complete (includes office), stable, fast and no viruses problems linux OS? And at the end it will cost you only US$0.00 !! What a bargain isn't it? And is compatible with microsoft softwares like microsoft office.