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So, it's not "Windows Tablet 8", or "Windows Mobile 8", just "Windows 8"? Does this mean this is also going to be the desktop OS?

by eykanal 15y ago

spaetzel 15y ago
Yes, it's one OS for all Windows devices.
- MatthewPhillips 15y ago
  I think that's the eventual plan, but Phones will still have their separate OS for now, right? Unless they announced something differently today...
  - Lewisham 15y ago
    Phones will continue to have a separate OS, but as both are branded Metro, I would hazard most users wouldn't be aware of there being any difference. One is just on a smaller screen and doesn't come with the desktop fallback. Metro will also be appearing on 360 soon.
    - josephcooney 15y ago
      Really? I'd heard the opposite - Windows Phone 8 will _be_ Windows 8. Has anything been said at Build to the contrary?
nextparadigms 15y ago
Why isn't Engadget mentioning the chip it's running. That's very strange. Because if it does run Intel's chip as rumored, then this is the version to run on the desktop, but not the one to run on ARM, so it probably has lower battery life.
- derwildemomo 15y ago
  http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/13/windows-8-tablet-photos-video-preview/ http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/13/windows-8-tablet-photos-v... gruber linked to that one. chip is mentioned, it's a 1.6GHz Core i5-2467M.
  - recoiledsnake 15y ago
    I see that Gruber's already piling on the snark about it having a fan etc. What he misses is that there's choice, if you want a fanless ARM tablet, Windows 8 will run on it, there were a lot of demos of it doing so. But if you want a more powerful tablet with a Core i5 processor and don't mind the heat and noise that much, then there that option too. Whereas if you want a more powerful iPad, you're SOL.
    - cooldeal 15y ago
      His next two posts are even worse. Gruber is nothing but a partisan hack and this proves it. No wonder he is held in high regard only by Apple enthusiasts.
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    - joeguilmette 15y ago
      I mean, am I only one that sees a 'powerful' tablet as a drawback? Size, weight and battery life are three of the most important features of my iPad. Further, the non-fragmentation of the App Store is nice, a 1G iPad can run pretty much everything a 2G iPad can. Why would I want to buy in to an ecosystem where developers are worrying about developing to the lowest common denominator? Would they consider optimizing their App for the 10% of their market that bought the Core i5 tablet vs for the ARM (in a total market size with 5 % of the tablet market)? What benefit would you really see from a tablet with so much processing power? A I going to sacrifice all of that battery life so I can render video faster? Ok, but what if they just let the tablet run all the apps that work on the desktop. Great. Now my overpowered tablet that has two hours of battery life and has a fan in it is running apps that aren't even optimized for a tablet form factor? This does not bode well.

So, it's not "Windows Tablet 8", or "Windows Mobile 8", just "Windows 8"? Does this mean this is also going to be the desktop OS?

by eykanal 15y ago

So, it's not "Windows Tablet 8", or "Windows Mobile 8", just "Windows 8"? Does this mean this is also going to be the desktop OS?

spaetzel 15y ago

Yes, it's one OS for all Windows devices.

MatthewPhillips 15y ago
I think that's the eventual plan, but Phones will still have their separate OS for now, right? Unless they announced something differently today...
- Lewisham 15y ago
  Phones will continue to have a separate OS, but as both are branded Metro, I would hazard most users wouldn't be aware of there being any difference. One is just on a smaller screen and doesn't come with the desktop fallback. Metro will also be appearing on 360 soon.
  - josephcooney 15y ago
    Really? I'd heard the opposite - Windows Phone 8 will _be_ Windows 8. Has anything been said at Build to the contrary?

nextparadigms 15y ago

Why isn't Engadget mentioning the chip it's running. That's very strange. Because if it does run Intel's chip as rumored, then this is the version to run on the desktop, but not the one to run on ARM, so it probably has lower battery life.

derwildemomo 15y ago
http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/13/windows-8-tablet-photos-video-preview/ http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/13/windows-8-tablet-photos-v... gruber linked to that one. chip is mentioned, it's a 1.6GHz Core i5-2467M.
- recoiledsnake 15y ago
  I see that Gruber's already piling on the snark about it having a fan etc. What he misses is that there's choice, if you want a fanless ARM tablet, Windows 8 will run on it, there were a lot of demos of it doing so. But if you want a more powerful tablet with a Core i5 processor and don't mind the heat and noise that much, then there that option too. Whereas if you want a more powerful iPad, you're SOL.
  - cooldeal 15y ago
    His next two posts are even worse. Gruber is nothing but a partisan hack and this proves it. No wonder he is held in high regard only by Apple enthusiasts.
    - deleted 15y ago
      [deleted]
  - joeguilmette 15y ago
    I mean, am I only one that sees a 'powerful' tablet as a drawback? Size, weight and battery life are three of the most important features of my iPad. Further, the non-fragmentation of the App Store is nice, a 1G iPad can run pretty much everything a 2G iPad can. Why would I want to buy in to an ecosystem where developers are worrying about developing to the lowest common denominator? Would they consider optimizing their App for the 10% of their market that bought the Core i5 tablet vs for the ARM (in a total market size with 5 % of the tablet market)? What benefit would you really see from a tablet with so much processing power? A I going to sacrifice all of that battery life so I can render video faster? Ok, but what if they just let the tablet run all the apps that work on the desktop. Great. Now my overpowered tablet that has two hours of battery life and has a fan in it is running apps that aren't even optimized for a tablet form factor? This does not bode well.