Comments on: Windows RT https://virtuallyfun.com/2012/10/26/windows-rt/ Fun with Virtualization Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:36:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 By: neozeed https://virtuallyfun.com/2012/10/26/windows-rt/comment-page-1/#comment-22671 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:23:09 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/?p=2376#comment-22671 In reply to Ampharos.

well I guess we’ll see. Only time will tell if this thing is even around in six months, or buried like it never happened.

Then again, look at NT 3.1, through NT 3.51 a commercial disaster, but starting with NT 4.0 it has gone on its way to the most popular OS on the planet.

]]> By: Ampharos https://virtuallyfun.com/2012/10/26/windows-rt/comment-page-1/#comment-22660 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:11:30 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/?p=2376#comment-22660 At least could recompile applications for MIPS/PPC and Alpha had FX!32. RT is purposely crippled, ala iOS.

A shame as seeing NT get an overhaul (APIs and newer platforms) would be nice, but not like this.

]]> By: neozeed https://virtuallyfun.com/2012/10/26/windows-rt/comment-page-1/#comment-22558 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:17:35 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/?p=2376#comment-22558 From a friend of mine:

“just remember RT stands for Really Terrible because that’s how you will feel after spending 600 dollars and realizing that it won’t run your apps“

]]> By: neozeed https://virtuallyfun.com/2012/10/26/windows-rt/comment-page-1/#comment-22395 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:06:58 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/?p=2376#comment-22395 In reply to ender.

awesome, clearly this is going to be a big hit…

]]> By: ender https://virtuallyfun.com/2012/10/26/windows-rt/comment-page-1/#comment-22393 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:31:53 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/?p=2376#comment-22393 In reply to neozeed.

Don’t worry, Windows RT won’t run any current .NET programs either – the desktop environment is off-limits to 3rd party developers.

]]> By: neozeed https://virtuallyfun.com/2012/10/26/windows-rt/comment-page-1/#comment-22296 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:42:40 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/?p=2376#comment-22296 In reply to Michal Necasek.

Isn’t that the truth???! Thank goodness we’ve got .net unlike back then J++ only having runtimes on the alpha & i386 … Although the Alpha did have FX!32 but I guess after the Itanium’s weak x86 performance ….. Everyone would be running L4D2 and crying that it is unbearably slow.

]]> By: Michal Necasek https://virtuallyfun.com/2012/10/26/windows-rt/comment-page-1/#comment-22292 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:14:13 +0000 https://virtuallyfun.com/?p=2376#comment-22292 Why? Because MIPS and PowerPC happened almost 20 years ago… and new people need to make the same old mistakes 🙂

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