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Re:Why Windows Just Can’t Win by daigoba66 on Friday October 19, 2012 @12:50PM (#4674320)
Windows RT is a version of Windows 8 built to run on ARM processors. "Metro" style apps can be compiled to run on Windows RT and downloaded from the Windows App Store. However traditional desktop software cannot be compiled for or installed on Windows RT.
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Re:Why Windows Just Can’t Win by hresult on Friday October 19, 2012 @01:14PM (#4674440)
"However traditional desktop software cannot be compiled for or installed on Windows RT."

What you meant to say that existing Windows apps cannot be installed or run on Windows RT. Technically they can be compiled to ARM, but there is no way you can install them. And Windows RT cannot emulate x86.

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Re:Why Windows Just Can’t Win by oemera on Friday October 19, 2012 @01:06PM (#4674401)
I don't mean to be that guy but it's called Windows Marketplace not Windows App Store.
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Re:Why Windows Just Can’t Win by manojlds on Friday October 19, 2012 @01:12PM (#4674424)
No, it's called the Windows Store
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