64 GB Surface Pro will only have 23 GB free

Re:64 GB Surface Pro will only have 23 GB free by MatthewPhillips on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @03:54PM (#5136182)

Windows RT supports Win32, you just can't execute any non-whitelisted binary. Windows RT has Notepad, Calculator, Explorer. All Win32 apps.

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Re:64 GB Surface Pro will only have 23 GB free by sfont on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @04:09PM (#5136289)

To my knowledge Windows RT is only 32 bit at this time. The system utilities like explorer, calculator, paint, etc on 64 bit systems are 64 bit applications.

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Re:64 GB Surface Pro will only have 23 GB free by TsiCClawOfLight on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @03:58PM (#5136215)

AFAIK WinRT isn't windows. It's a Metro-Style ARM OS with Windows Branding.

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Re:64 GB Surface Pro will only have 23 GB free by cdh on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @04:13PM (#5136321)

That's not an entirely fair description. Windows RT is a real Windows 8 installation, but running on ARM, and restricted to running only executables signed by Microsoft.

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Re:64 GB Surface Pro will only have 23 GB free by wmf on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @04:17PM (#5136348)

Windows RT is built from the same source code as Windows 8 and virtually all Windows 8 features are there.

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Re:64 GB Surface Pro will only have 23 GB free by kyberias on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @04:11PM (#5136304)

Well, how do you define "Windows"? Windows RT (not WinRT!) is ARM based Windows that can only run "Metro-Style" apps. With the exception of Office that comes preinstalled on Surface RT. It still has some familiar features like the desktop, command prompt, Explorer, like normal Windows OS but you can't install any desktop software.

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Re:64 GB Surface Pro will only have 23 GB free by ConceptJunkie on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @04:55PM (#5136605)

So it's like using Windows without the benefit of the solitary advantage of actually using Windows.

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