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http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/29/microsoft-offends-oems-with-surface-hp-refusing-to-build-windows-arm-devices/

TechCrunch ? If this rumor is true ? and it certainly sounds true ? then HP and other OEMs are about to pull the plug on their own Windows on ARM RT (WART) devices thanks to Microsoft essentially beating them to market with potentially superior hardware. SemiAccurate writes: ~ If you haven?t been following the news, Microsoft handcuffed both ARM chipmakers ...More and OEMs with their brilliant two device per chipmaker strategy. Then, they ?worked closely? with all the OEMs, ?helping? them with their designs. As soon as those designs were essentially finalized, Microsoft did their own device that paid homage to their OEMs most innovative features. It is also a direct competitor to those OEMs, and was designed knowing exactly where their weaknesses were. ~ To rub salt in to the wounds, Microsoft isn?t bound by the same restrictions they imposed on the OEMs, that would make them have an? err? actually quite unpalatable device. ~ You?ll notice a few things there: first, Microsoft expects OEMs to make certain types of hardware at certain times. Remember all those all-in-one touchscreen PCs nobody bought? That was a Microsoft effort that forced OEMs to make at least two touchscreen devices per line. The same thing happened whenever manufacturers tried to build a Windows tablet and the same thing will happen when Windows 8 ships. ~ Oddly, however, this time Microsoft is doing its own handcuffing, forcing manufacturers to compete against a Platonic ideal of future Microsoft tablets. While OEMs rarely have much spine, this may end up being the straw that broke the HPs back. ...Less oems : hp : windows : arm-rt : semiaccurate :

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/29/hp-plans-to-hold-off-on-building-arm-based-windows-tablets-focu/

Engadget ? Whether it's put off by Microsoft's own push into tablets with Surface or just taking a wait-and-see approach, HP has now confirmed that it won't be among those offering ARM-based Windows 8 (or RT) hardware when the OS makes its long-awaited debut later this year. That possibility was first reported by SemiAccurate earlier today and has now been backed up by ...More Bloomberg, which has the official word straight from HP spokesperson Marlene Somsak. She noted that HP will instead be focusing solely on x86-based devices, a decision that she says was "influenced by input from our customers," adding that the "robust and established ecosystem of x86 applications provides the best customer experience at this time and in the immediate future." What's more, Somsak went on to say that HP's first Windows 8 tablet will focus on the business market, which certainly lines up with the leaked device pictured above that surfaced a few months back. ~ HP plans to hold off on building ARM-based Windows tablets, focus on x86 instead originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. ~ Permalink? ?|? Bloomberg ?|?Email this?|?Comments ...Less arm : os : hp : rt : windows :

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http://hothardware.com/News/DisARMED--HP-Kills-ARMbased-Windows-Tablet-Likely-Thanks-To-Microsofts-Surface/

Hot Hardware ? That didn't take long. HP has publicly confirmed that it's cancelled plans to bring a Windows RT (aka Windows on ARM) tablet to market in time for the W8 debut. ...More The company has decided to focus on its x86 customer base. HP spokesperson Marlene Somsak told Bloomberg that the decision "was influenced by input from our customers. The robust and... ...Less windows-rt : arm : w8 : marlene-somsak : bloomberg :

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/06/29/2027256/hp-kills-arm-based-windows-tablet-likely-thanks-to-microsoft-surface

Slashdot ? MojoKid writes "That didn't take long. HP has publicly confirmed that it has cancelled plans to bring a Windows RT (aka Windows on ARM) tablet to market in ...More time for the Windows 8 debut. The company has decided to focus on its x86 customer base instead. HP spokesperson Marlene Somsak has said, 'The decision was influenced by input from our customers. The robust and established ecosystem of x86 applications provides the best customer experience at this time and in the immediate future.' Sources at HP have confirmed that Microsoft's Surface unveil last week was a huge factor in this decision. HP isn't willing to go head to head with Microsoft when it comes to launching new, unproven products. Abandoning x86 is impossible, but dropping Windows ARM is a way for the computer manufacturer to signal its supreme displeasure without unduly risking market share. It also increases the burden on Surface itself. If other OEMs follow suit, MS could find itself as the only vendor selling ARM-based W8 tablets." ~ Read more of this story at Slashdot. ...Less windows-rt : arm : marlene-somsak : windows-tablet : mojokid :

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/06/hp-reportedly-pulls-out-from-windows-rt-tablet-race/

Ubergizmo ? Rumors that HP will not build a Windows RT (for ARM processors) are swirling around the web, and making some noise this morning. As you may remember, Microsoft surprised ...More a number of people, including their hardware partners, when it launched its Surface tablet (which is pretty awesome) earlier this month in Los Angeles. Interestingly, rumors don?t mention Intel-based tablets, so let?s assume for a moment that HP may still produce those. (more?) ~ By Ubergizmo. Related articles: HP offering one-year warranty extension to a few line of Pavilion desktop PCs, HP webOS Community Edition released, ...Less arm : windows-rt : hp : ubergizmo : intel :

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGw61m_mT4o_6mBbtjayB4SkVSyyg&url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57464000-75/hp-wont-offer-an-arm-based-windows-8-tablet-this-year/

Google News UK: Sci/Tech ? CNET ~ Hewlett-Packard's decision to favor Intel-based x86 tablets for Windows 8 bolsters the suspicion that Win 8 on ARM, formally called Windows RT, faces a slow ...More rollout. by David Hamilton Hewlett-Packard has chosen not to ARM itself as it preps for the ... ~ ?-?- ...Less windows-rt : arm : intel : packard : cnet :

http://www.businessinsider.com/hp-is-not-abandoning-windows-8-rt-it-is-ignoring-it-for-now-2012-6

Silicon Alley Insider ? HP's first Windows tablet is going to be for business users, not consumers. ~ HP is not working on a Windows RT tablet that runs an ARM processor, the company told ...More Business Insider. ~ But it is continuing to toy with the idea of some kind of ARM-based device. Android perhaps? ~ A spokesperson told us: "We continue to look at using ARM processors in business and consumer products; however, our first Win 8 tablet will be on the x86 platform focused on the business market. The decision to go with x86 was influenced by input from our customers. The robust and established ecosystem of x86 applications provides the best customer experience at this time and in the immediate future." ~ Microsoft recently punched HP (and Dell) in the gut by releasing its own fancy-pants Surface tablet, which will directly compete with them. Microsoft is also planning to charge a lot of money to OEMs for the RT operating system. This will drive up their costs and make it hard for them to price their tablets low enough. ~ A new rumor circulated that HP had been working on a low-end, consumer oriented Windows RT tablet but got angry at Microsoft over the Surface and abandoned RT. Windows RT on ARM is different from Windows 8. It won't run older Windows 7 software, so it isn't likely to be popular with businesses. The rumor suggested that HP would develop an ARM-based Android device for consumers instead. ~ HP has never publicly talked about a Windows RT consumer tablet or an Android tablet. ~ With no Windows ARM tablet in the works, will HP completely ignore the consumer tablet market altogether? Seems unlikely.? We wouldn't be shocked to see an HP Android tablet one day and soon. ~ Please follow SAI: Enterprise on Twitter and Facebook. ~ Join the conversation about this story ? ...Less arm : win : windows-rt : hpq : business-insider : 5/13 articles

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