Because Windows RT worked out so well - Microsoft announces Windows S

[Da Space Core]

[QUOTE=Snowmew;52185487]Who is buying $2200 ultrabooks for public schools and the elderly?[/QUOTE]

Thats the problem.

If this was a sub 300 dollar laptop with windows s meant to target education, that would make sense.

I really see this no different than chromebooks. Something that should be dirt cheap

[Féz]

[QUOTE=da space core;52185582]Thats the problem.

If this was a sub 300 dollar laptop with windows s meant to target education, that would make sense.

I really see this no different than chromebooks. Something that should be dirt cheap[/QUOTE]

It's just Microsoft countering Apple's premium userbase with their own products. Sleek design, Microsoft OS, sleek mouse. But, still it's Microsoft instead.

I'd say it's a genius idea, especially for people who are withdrawing from Apple back to using Microsoft and who has a pretty penny to spend on premium hardware.

[deathmog]

[QUOTE=Wazbat;52178115]I don't understand how this would really work in a school.

I'm doing part of my obligatory work experience at a local school, where I pretty much am the IT. There's no budget for servers or domains so everything runs on local accounts. I've had to completely uninstall the store due to the amount of garbage in it that kids can install without admin rights. Heck, they can even install chrome to appdata without admin rights.

In what kind of scenario would this be better? Genuine question. I have like 2 months experience so I've seen nothing[/QUOTE]
As somebody who works IT in a school district, that sounds horrifying.

[ph:lxyz]

Microsoft are desperate to creep toward 100% walled garden but they know it won't work yet.

[Michael haxz]

[QUOTE=Wazbat;52178115]I don't understand how this would really work in a school.

I'm doing part of my obligatory work experience at a local school, where I pretty much am the IT. There's no budget for servers or domains so everything runs on local accounts. I've had to completely uninstall the store due to the amount of garbage in it that kids can install without admin rights. Heck, they can even install chrome to appdata without admin rights.

In what kind of scenario would this be better? Genuine question. I have like 2 months experience so I've seen nothing[/QUOTE]

If they are not willing to invest into their computer infrastructure then it's gonna run like shit.

Everything else there really wouldn't be too much of a difference software wise besides not being able to natively install x32/64 applications. Everything else should be handled via Group Policy or Local Group Policy if a domain is not available. You could clean that shit up if you wanted to, it's just depending on how far down the rabbit hole you are willing to go and/or admin is willing to allow.