Tablet vendors will be charged less to outfit their devices with Windows RT, says Bloomberg, which will trigger lower prices for consumers. (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft may trim the prices it charges tablet vendors for Windows RT. Citing "people with knowledge of the matter," Bloomberg reported today that the price cuts would be aimed at Windows RT running on smaller tablets. The goal is to prod more manufacturers to launch Windows RT devices, which haven't exactly seen blockbuster sales. The new pricing is confidential, Bloomberg's sources said. But any drop in the cost of Windows RT for vendors would trigger lower prices for tablet consumers. "You need more breadth of equipment manufacturers making the devices, you need lower prices, you need a better selection of devices," Wes Miller, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft, told Bloomberg. Read the full CNET Review Microsoft Windows RT The bottom line: Windows RT is a strange beast. On the one hand, speed, security, and the best of Windows 8 make RT a pleasure to use. But app restrictions make Windows RT confusing, and the limited availability of apps undercuts the operating system's usefulness. Read Full Review
Tablet vendors will be charged less to outfit their devices with Windows RT, says Bloomberg, which will trigger lower prices for consumers.
(Credit: Microsoft)
Microsoft may trim the prices it charges tablet vendors for Windows RT.
Citing "people with knowledge of the matter," Bloomberg reported today that the price cuts would be aimed at Windows RT running on smaller tablets. The goal is to prod more manufacturers to launch Windows RT devices, which haven't exactly seen blockbuster sales.
The new pricing is confidential, Bloomberg's sources said. But any drop in the cost of Windows RT for vendors would trigger lower prices for tablet consumers.
"You need more breadth of equipment manufacturers making the devices, you need lower prices, you need a better selection of devices," Wes Miller, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft, told Bloomberg.
Microsoft Windows RT
The bottom line: Windows RT is a strange beast. On the one hand, speed, security, and the best of Windows 8 make RT a pleasure to use. But app restrictions make Windows RT confusing, and the limited availability of apps undercuts the operating system's usefulness. Read Full Review
