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Because that is wrong! If you actually spent a moment or two looking at their lineup, you would know that there are tablets that will run full Windows 8. Peopl

Because that is wrong! If you actually spent a moment or two looking at their lineup, you would know that there are tablets that will run full Windows 8. People need to be shaken, this has been the huge motive for Windows 8 all along - full OS on tablets. Windows RT is an unfortunate compromise for ARM processors.

freehunter 14y ago
That doesn't change the fact that Windows RT is a direct competitor to iOS. Windows 8 might be different, but it's still the successor to Windows 7, meant to run on x86 machines. Sure it has a much nicer touch-centric UI that allows it to be put on tablets as well, but for the full traditional computing experience you'll still be pushed into the desktop. Windows 8 is not Windows 7, it's the next version of Windows. This brings changes like it always has. Windows RT is not a traditional PC OS, it's Windows 8 with the desktop cut out. It runs Windows 8 apps but not Windows 8 programs. The easy way to say it is, Windows 8 is the successor to Windows 7, and Windows RT is a tablet OS. I'm not seeing how my statement is wrong. Trust me, I like Windows 8 just as much as you seem to. Check my comment history to see for yourself. But the question is "how do we explain it easily to a clueless customer?" and the answer is "by not getting bogged down in semantics that would turn a clueless customer away." People will see once they start using it, the hard part is getting them to start using it.