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Re:Microsoft's ARM blunder: Why Windows RT was DOA by keithpeter on Saturday January 19, 2013 @11:13AM (#5083748)
"RT is a long term strategy. It's not a tablet OS. It's the phone too, just not yet, fully.It's not targeted at consumers. It's targeted at enterprise."

Comments on the original article point out that Windows RT lacks outlook and active directory integration. Is that the case?

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Re:Microsoft's ARM blunder: Why Windows RT was DOA by brudgers on Saturday January 19, 2013 @11:19AM (#5083764)
They are shipping an MVP.

The first iPhones didn't have an AppStore, or 3G.

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Re:Microsoft's ARM blunder: Why Windows RT was DOA by justsee on Saturday January 19, 2013 @11:45AM (#5083842)
"What's more, it's a poor fit with traditional Windows network environments. Office 2013 RT doesn't include Outlook, and Windows RT's built-in Mail and Calendar apps are lousy substitutes. Neither can Windows RT join an Active Directory domain, so forget about Group Policy and other tools used by Windows IT managers."

The missing features listed above all sound like MVP features if Windows RT was targeted at a B2B audience.

Their Surface marketing also seems focused on a B2C audience, not a B2B one.

Giving employees free devices doesn't indicate anything either way.

Nothing in this thread convinces me Windows RT is a B2B-focused device.

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Re:Microsoft's ARM blunder: Why Windows RT was DOA by rayiner on Saturday January 19, 2013 @11:43AM (#5083834)
A business platform that lacks the only features that differentiate Windows on the tablet from android and iOS isn't minimally viable.
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Re:Microsoft's ARM blunder: Why Windows RT was DOA by shoopy on Saturday January 19, 2013 @12:46PM (#5084035)
The bar for "minimum" has been raised since the iPhone's release.
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Re:Microsoft's ARM blunder: Why Windows RT was DOA by mixmastamyk on Saturday January 19, 2013 @01:23PM (#5084162)
Looks like they missed the V (as in viable).
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