http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/06/acerdsc02610-1370261818.jpgAcer has already managed to cram full Windows 8 into a $380 8-incher](Acer Iconia W3 official: the first 8-inch Windows 8 tablet launches this month for $379 (hands-on)) (shown above), but ARM-based Windows RT tablets have the potential to drive prices down even further – if only someone, somewhere would see their merit. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft is now trying to help things along by offering discounts to OEMs who’ll use RT in smaller tablets. The prices in question are confidential, so it’s hard to gauge the likely impact for consumers, but with Dell’s XPS 10 (shown above) still costing $400with its dock, and with Surface RT fetching $500](Microsoft promo: buy a Surface RT, get a free keyboard cover (updated)), there’s definitely scope for improvement.
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Source: Bloomberg