In the recent past , Microsoft's only focus has been on creating exclusively desktop operating systems. But the slowness and slowness of the software giant once again played a bad joke with him: the “train” of mobile OSs for smartphones and tablets was rapidly moving beyond the horizon.
Of course, the company's management did not intend to give up so easily. The answer from Apple and Google was Windows on the tablet, better known as Windows RT. However, tablets with the classic Win8 are found more and more recently. But we will nevertheless consider the capabilities of devices running exactly the RT version, since it can be called “mobile” with great right. Nevertheless, it works on ARM (architecture), due to which it has both its advantages and its own disadvantages.
Perhaps we start with the minuses. Just say that RT Windows on the tablet still can not boast a decent amount of specialized applications. And this is not just a minus, but a huge minus!
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ARM (architecture) does not allow running full-fledged programs from such “normal” Windows versions on such a tablet. Of course, there are advances in this direction: for example, not so long ago for this OS, craftsmen reassembled the code of some popular games. To the credit of the “iron” of many tablets, I must say that they passed the test with dignity. But for those users who need a working tool, RT Windows on the tablet can offer not so much ...
Yes, the same Surface is provided with Office RT installed, but when working not even with too heavy Word and Excel files, it lags significantly. You have to forget about smooth scrolling, and the operating time is significantly reduced. Of course, as an alternative, you can offer a tablet on Windows 7 ... But for sophisticated users, such an offer will look just ridiculous. Firstly, you will not find such devices already during the day with fire, and secondly, the classic "seven" clearly showed that it is completely unsuitable for touch control.
Now, let's move on to the merits of the new mobile OS. To begin with, it is very economical about battery life. So, with a last capacity of approximately 2600 mAh, the user receives an honest 8-10 hours of operation. Of course, with not too active work or watching high-resolution films. Yes, with the last item in the program, tablets on Windows 8 (2013) do just fine, without slowing down.
In addition, unlike the same Android, devices with Windows on board have full-fledged USB ports, which makes it possible to use the tablet as a kind of charger for a smartphone. Given the greed with which modern smartphones devour the resources of their batteries, this looks like a royal gift.
Finish on an optimistic note. Despite the rather poor choice of applications in the store, Windows on the tablet is a good choice for a business person. Given the excellent battery life, the presence of an almost full-fledged office suite and a huge variety of models, Microsoft no longer looks like a foreign element among the participants of "mobile racing".