Stefan Mileschin

Despite the rumors to the contrary, Microsoft has no plans to abandon Windows RT just quite yet. Rumors about the possibility of Microsoft 'merging' Windows RT with the soon to be released Windows Blue have since proved to be unfounded according to sources at Microsoft. "It was a ton of work for us, and we didn't do the work and endure the disruption for any reason other than the fact that there's a strategy there that just gets stronger over time."

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