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Samsung Drops Its Windows RT Tablet for U.S. By Barry Levine January 15, 2013 11:40AM     Samsung said it would have difficulties in hitting the lower price point it believed that Windows RT devices should have. Mike Abary, head of Samsung's U.S. tablet division, said the company was not making a permanent decision, but decided that now "might not be the right time" for a Windows RT tablet.   Related Topics Samsung Ativ Tablet Windows RT Microsoft Tablet Surface HP Dell Top Tech News Latest News iPhone Takes a Hit in Satisfaction Dell Kills Its In-House Public Cloud After 360, There Comes the Xbox One A Terabyte's the Limit Now at Flickr Customers Less Satisfied with Win 8 Samsung has decided not to launch Windows RT tablets in the U.S. The move by the major mobile device maker is another blow to Microsoft 's ARM-based operating system, which is trying to gain a foothold in the fast-moving category. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, the Samsung executive in charge of PCs and tablets for the U.S. indicated that the decision by the South Korea-based company was based on weak demand. Mike Abary told news media that such a launch would require "a lot of heaving lifting," because of the need to educate consumers about the differences between Windows RT, which does not run Windows legacy apps , and Windows 8, which does. Not the Right Time In December, the head of Dell's PC business said he had recommended to Microsoft that it not use the Windows brand for the RT/ARM devices, because of this legacy apps issue. Microsoft has targeted RT tablets at consumers, and Windows 8 tablets at businesses. Abary also said that Samsung would have difficulties in hitting the lower price point it believed that RT devices should have. He added that the company was not making a permanent decision, but decided that now "might not be the right time." Samsung has developed an RT tablet, called the Ativ Tab, and could still decide to release it in other markets. Toshiba and HP have already withdrawn their plans for an RT tablet. The consumer confusion issue is potentially a showstopper. In addition to understanding that a Windows RT machine would not run Windows apps, the buyer would also need to understand that the device offers two interfaces, touch and a traditional Windows desktop, the latter which needs a keyboard and mouse or touchpad . Troubling Stories Dell, Asus, Lenovo and Microsoft itself have brought RT tablets to market. Acer is expected to bring one out before the second quarter. Charles King, an analyst with industry research firm Pund-IT, said was "too early to call RT a failure, as some people have positioned it." But, he added, it's appropriate to describe RT as being "in trouble." (continued...) 1  |  2  |  Next Page >   Tell Us What You Think Comment: Name: Also Visit: iPad Info Center Billions of Bytes Mobile Device Now Apple Info Center TopTechWire.com CommVault is a data and information management software company dedicated to providing organizations worldwide with a radically better way to manage data and information. Their unique Solving Forward philosophy allows them to deliver complete solutions with infinite scalability and unprecedented control over data and costs. Be among the first to experience Simpana 10 software. Click here now.  Microsoft/Windows 1.   After 360, There Comes the Xbox One 2.   Customers Less Satisfied with Win 8 3.   Is Next-Generation Xbox on the Way? 4.   Ready for Xbox: The Next Generation 5.   Windows 8.1: No Cost, Big Pressure

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