Microsoft has not given up Windows RT

Computer Store News: Bloomberg reports that Surface Pro has sold 400,000 units, while Surface RT has sold 1.1 million units. Although Surface received a lot of positive comments from major evaluation sites, Microsoft may not be satisfied with the sales data of Surface. But Microsoft will not give up. According to people familiar with Microsoft's future plans, Surface RT is still part of Microsoft's long-term plan.

So far, Microsoft has not released any official sales reports for Surface devices, but it is fair to say that Surface sales can also be ” Bloomberg's report shows that Surface Pro has sold 400,000 units, while Surface RT has sold 1.1 million units. Compared with the iPad's sales of more than 7 million in the same period, it can be said that it is "a drop in the ocean". Although Surface received a lot of positive comments from major evaluation sites, Microsoft may not be satisfied with the sales data of Surface. But Microsoft will not give up. According to people familiar with Microsoft's future plans, Surface RT is still part of Microsoft's long-term plan. With the release of Windows Blue, some people predict that Microsoft may kill Surface RT to fully support the development of Surface Pro. The Surface Pro's Intel processor makes its Surface Pro more practical than Surface RT, enabling its support for thousands of traditional desktop applications. DigiTimes has reported that Microsoft may have a certain degree of "merger" of the technology used by Windows Blue and Surface RT, and CNET said that Microsoft has done this in Windows 8. According to people familiar with the matter, the system used by Surface RT and the system used by Surface Pro are identical on the code. The ARM processor's Windows and the Intel processor's Windows share the same Windows app store. He also reiterated that Michael Angiulo, Microsoft's vice president of planning and the PC industry, mentioned Microsoft's long-term attitude toward Surface RT in an interview. Angiulo said, “This is a big project for us, and we will not endure a project without any reason, unless there is a better alternative to it. In the interview, Angiulo said that ARM's processors are much better than Intel's processors when using 3G or 4G connections, such as smartphones or tablets. DigiTimes reports that Surface RT lacks the "killer" & Windows application & ndash; whether it is Microsoft development or third-party software vendor development & ndash; hardware requirements are greatly reduced, this is still the Surface RT is still not successful One of the reasons. Samsung also announced that ARM-based Windows8 tablets will not be available in the US, which is also a big problem for Microsoft.