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And so it begins... I believe you mean Windows RT [1] and not WinRT [2]. Both x86 and ARM processors can use WinRT (metro interface) however Windows RT is the f
by xemoka 14y ago
And so it begins... I believe you mean Windows RT [1] and not WinRT [2]. Both x86 and ARM processors can use WinRT (metro interface) however Windows RT is the flavour of windows that only runs on ARM processors and only supports third party apps using WinRT [3].
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_RT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_RT
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Runtime http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Runtime
[3] http://www.i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/4079-three-windows-8-editions-clarify-the-winrt-position.html http://www.i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/4079-three-w...
- 0x0 14y agoFrom the wikipedia article: Windows RT (RT stands for Runtime) ... Not to be confused with Windows Runtime Great choice of names, there.