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Submitted by AgentWhite 158d ago | news

Microsoft was urged by Dell not to call its tablet OS Windows RT

Cnet : A Dell executive told Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that Windows RT should've been named something else since it doesn't run Windows applications. (Dell, Gadgets, Industry, Microsoft, PC hardware)

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ReconHope  +   158d ago
I don't see a problem with this. It can mislead uninformed consumers.
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Cueil  +   157d ago
It's not called Windows 8 though just Windows RT... certainly wouldn't have hurt to maybe give it a differing distinction though. I thought that they should have gone with more of a WP8 look then a Windows 8 look.
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newsguy  +   157d ago
Microsoft RT!
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