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"RT is a long term strategy. It's not a tablet OS. It's the phone too, just not yet, fully.It's not targeted at consumers. It's targeted at enterprise." Commen
by keithpeter 14y ago
"RT is a long term strategy. It's not a tablet OS. It's the phone too, just not yet, fully.It's not targeted at consumers. It's targeted at enterprise."
Comments on the original article point out that Windows RT lacks outlook and active directory integration. Is that the case?
- brudgers 14y agoThey are shipping an MVP. The first iPhones didn't have an AppStore, or 3G.
- rayiner 14y agoA business platform that lacks the only features that differentiate Windows on the tablet from android and iOS isn't minimally viable.
- justsee 14y ago"What's more, it's a poor fit with traditional Windows network environments. Office 2013 RT doesn't include Outlook, and Windows RT's built-in Mail and Calendar apps are lousy substitutes. Neither can Windows RT join an Active Directory domain, so forget about Group Policy and other tools used by Windows IT managers." The missing features listed above all sound like MVP features if Windows RT was targeted at a B2B audience. Their Surface marketing also seems focused on a B2C audience, not a B2B one. Giving employees free devices doesn't indicate anything either way. Nothing in this thread convinces me Windows RT is a B2B-focused device.
- shoopy 14y agoThe bar for "minimum" has been raised since the iPhone's release.
- mixmastamyk 14y agoLooks like they missed the V (as in viable).