Or, to put it another way, non-Windows OSs will be locked out of these ARM-based devices, and that's ok because Linux isn't available for these devices yet. If

Or, to put it another way, non-Windows OSs will be locked out of these ARM-based devices, and that's ok because Linux isn't available for these devices yet. If Windows had anywhere near the dominance in tablets that it has in PCs, that would not be ok. As it is, Windows doesn't have a presence in ARM devices. Do Android tablets generally let you install a different OS? What about ipads?