Dell gives up Windows RT

Computer Store News: Dell abandons Windows RT and focuses on all Windows products

Microsoft Windows RT has once again lost an important partner.

Neil Hand, head of Dell's tablet, said on Wednesday that the company had launched a Windows RT tablet a year ago and would not launch follow-up products.

Hande said: "We will not update the existing RT product line, we focus on all Windows products … … all Windows experience better . “

Windows RT mainly runs on the ARM platform, it does not get much user satisfaction, mainly because Windows programs can not run on the platform. Many companies have given up on RT and switched to Windows 8.

On Wednesday, Dell introduced a new line of products. The first is the XPS 13 and 15 ultra-thin notebooks, starting at $999, and its goal is to challenge the MacBook Air and the Retina version of the MacBook Pro. There are also XPS 11 and 12, which are variants.

In addition to notebooks, Dell also introduced a new Venue tablet. The Venue 11 Pro is an 11-inch tablet that can be connected to a keyboard to compete with the Surface Pro 2. The Venue 8 Pro is a small Windoww 8.1 tablet with a starting price of $299.

In addition, Dell also launched Android tablet, which is 7-inch Venue 7, starting price of 149 US dollars; and Venue 8, starting price of 189 US dollars, screen 8 inches.