Dell Completely Dumps Windows RT, Sticks to Windows 8

Microsoft continues to invest loads of money into Windows RT, but partners are one by one moving away from the tablet-oriented operating system.

The last companies in a longer series of important vendors that decided to abandon Windows RT is Dell, Microsoft’s long-term partner that has invested in several Windows 8 and RT products.

If you’re now trying to have a look at Dell’s XPS 10 tablet via the company’s online store, you are greeted with a simple “product not available” notification.

While the page does reveal that the tablet “features Windows RT with Office and apps from the Windows Store making it an ideal tablet for work. Optional mobile keyboard dock with additional battery gives you all-day productivity,” it also states that “this product is unavailable,” while  pointing to some other similar devices as well.

In addition to Dell, both Asus and Samsung have decided to part ways with Windows RT and focus on the full version of the operating system, pretty much due to the slow sales recorded by devices running Microsoft’s OS.

Redmond, on the other hand, keeps betting big on this particular platform, so the revamped Surface 2 comes with the new Windows RT 8.1. Nokia, Microsoft’s closest partner right now, is also rumored to be working on a Windows RT unit.