It looks like we can add Lenovo to the long list of manufacturers shunning Windows RT. Engadget reports that Lenovo’s Australia marketing chief Nick Reynolds said during his company’s IFA 2013 press conference that Intel’s new power-saving Haswell processors mean that Lenovo can make full Windows 8 tablets that have both high performance and strong battery life. Because of this, Reynolds said that there was really no need for a low-power tablet-centric version of Windows, which means it’s unlikely that we’ll see any new Windows RT-based Lenovo tablets anytime soon. Lenovo isn’t the only OEM to give Windows RT the cold shoulder, of course: Both Asus and HTC have cancelled plans to release Windows RT-based tablets this year while Acer has said that it’s unsure if it will ever release another Windows RT device again.
Lenovo exec says Windows RT has no reason to exist
Published Sep 5th, 2013 11:10AM EDT
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