Windows RT licenses reportedly costing $85, sends OEMS hunting down the back of the c

GSBot · June 13, 2012, 6:30pm

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/rtr2r8zfcomp.jpg Windows RT, which we’re obliged to remind you is the version that runs on ARM hardware, will reportedly cost between $80 and $95 for OEMs to license. Whilst at Computex, VR-Zone asked various companies the cost differences between building Android slates (which Google offers for free) and Microsoft’s latest variant. The anonymous enterprises responded with figures between $80 and $95 – averaging out at $85. If true, then Metro-powered tablets will cost several hundred dollars more than their Android-running rivals – which would certainly hamper its entry into the market.
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