MaulerX said:
Cyrus_ATX said:
JayWood2010 said:
Cyrus_ATX said:
disolitude said:
I just joined the stream. Did they specify the RT vs Win 8 differences yet? |
Yes!
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What are they? I missed that part I believe
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3rd Party App Situation!
So the third party app situation, out of the gate, is the biggest issue I can see with Windows RT. Obviously, with ARM processors, typical x86 legacy programs are out, so you’re forced to rely exclusively on the Windows Store for third-party applications. Within the Windows Store itself, almost all of the applications are compatible with both x86 and ARM architectures - Microsoft claims around 90% off the apps on the Windows Store at launch are compatible with both Windows 8 and Windows RT, and it appears that a lot of developers will be releasing applications on the Store for both platforms simultaneously.
Anandtech Windows RT review.
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That's the thing, both W8 and WRT have access to the same exact Store. So developers do not need to release apps for both platforms simultaneously. They just have to release them to the Store.
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Even though they share content, app stores won't be exactly the same.
I've found about 5metro apps which are on x86 and not on arm so far. Mostly games and google search for some reason.
Also x86 app store lists desktop programs too. I found trekkn vs street ighter "app" which just takes you to capcoms download page for the game.
