Windows 8 Tablets: Born to fail | Linux Today

Windows 8 Tablets: Born to fail

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SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Sep 18, 2012

I’m no Windows 8 fan, but I thought Windows 8 tablets had a shot of making it. But, $600 for an ARM tablet? $800 for an Atom-powered tablet!? If the prices we’re seeing are accurate, these are dead tablets walking.

SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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