Microsoft had to know they?d make some of their OEM allies mad when they announced the Surface tablet. According to some, they?re so mad that they?re planning to skip Windows RT altogether and focus on Android tablets instead. Among the first to bail: HP, one of Microsoft?s closest partners.
Now, there are all kinds of way to interpret a rumor that HP is not going to introduce a Windows RT tablet. The most obvious is that they may believe ?and rightly so ? that HP customers will expect to be able to run all kinds of Windows apps on a Windows 8 desktop, all-in-one, laptop, or tablet. Windows RT can only run Metro apps, of course, and that?s no doubt going to cause some confusion when the new ARM hardware hits retail shelves.
One thing that?s very clear is that HP isn?t going to ?dump? Microsoft over the introduction of the slate. They?re one of the top PC makers in the world, and a huge chunk of their revenue comes from the sale of Windows systems. Another thing that?s clear is that they?re going to build at least one Windows 8 tablet (according to a previous Neowin leak) or convertible ? but they?ll stick to Intel or AMD chips to start.
If the Surface proves successful and HP thinks there?s a decent buck to be made, you better believe they?ll build ARM devices. They?re just taking a measured approach this time around and giving consumers time to adjust to the newness of Windows RT.
As for putting their time and effort into building an Android tablet?it?s hard to imagine HP doing that either. They?ve never tried before, and it?s not as though their previous attempts with a mobile OS went all that well.
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