Unlike ASUS, ASUS Nokia sees Windows RT prospects and is preparing to release its first tablet computer running this operating system.

Resource The Verge reports that the novelty will be presented at a special event to be held on September 26 in New York. Moreover, Nokia has already started to send out invitations to developers.

According to preliminary data, the new product code-named Vanquish, but its heart is a SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 with built-in cellular modem LTE.

Following the information on the expected date of the announcement of Nokia Vanquish in spy photos leaked versions tablet for the mobile operator Verizon. It is remarkable, but the size and position of the logo indicates an early prototype tablet Nokia based on the SoC NVIDIA, whose development has been stopped.

It should also be noted that Nokia was originally developed Windows RT-tablet with a special cover, which features built-in battery. About whether it would be offered to cover this Nokia Vanquish, will be known in a month.

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Last week, the head of the NVIDIA noted that the tablets with Windows RT , working on the basis of its mobile chip Tegra 3, did not bring the expected benefits of the company, and then it was announced that ASUS has officially been on the production and promotion of products based on this operating system. However, a Microsoft spokesperson told CNET reporters resource:

Windows division is still interested in developing a platform ARM.
We expect to launch a number of new ARM-of based Windows-sets, which will be released later this year.

At at least one large start WinRT-product this year – Surface RT tablet second generation (possibly two variants – with 7 – and 10-inch display). By the way, NVIDIA has confirmed work on a new Microsoft Surface .

It should also be noted that ARM is not a synonym for Windows RT for Microsoft. In addition to tablet platform, the company has and the operating system Windows Phone for smartphones, which is also designed to chip ARM. Perhaps that’s it, and continue to develop Microsoft.

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The Executive Director of the Taiwanese personal computer manufacturer ASUS, Jerry Shen, said his company is no longer going to produce tablets running OS Windows RT. The reason is evidently weak sales of these devices. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Jerry Shen, said:

It’s not just our opinion, the whole industry believes that Windows RT was not a successful product.

Chapter ASUS said that they will continue to produce Windows-only tablets with Intel chips and a full-fledged Windows 8, which is compatible with all popular applications. This Windows RT seriously loses iOS and Android. Jerry Shen also said that the company has suffered losses due to the RT-devices, but they have hidden the exact amount.

It is worth remembering that this is not the first time that criticizes ASUS Windows RT, but the first statement of the company was so categorical. Chairman of the Board ASUS Jonney Shih Chunchan his interview given predposlyki that still refuses to ASUS Windows RT in their devices .

Criticism of Windows RT we heard not only from manufacturers tablets. NVIDIA, whose Tegra 3 chip set to Surface RT, and accused Microsoft Windows RT in a significant fall in revenues of its Tegra-units in the second quarter of this year.

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Chairman of the Board of Directors of ASUS Jonney Shih (Jonney Shih) said that in the near future, the company has no plans to release mobile devices running Windows RT.

The reason for this decision lies on the surface – Users still need applications that they are familiar with from the time of running Windows XP, which, unfortunately, can not offer Windows RT.

“The future of Windows RT looks very doubtful – Johnny Shih said in an interview resource All Things D , citing poor sales of mobile devices running this OS. – Release of Windows RT-devices is the biggest mistake in the history of ASUS”.

It is worth noting that most first-tier manufacturers have provided a fiasco and decided to skip the product software giant, and those who managed to release Windows RT-unit rushed to replace them. For example, the Chinese company Lenovo has replaced the transformer ultrabook IdeaPad Yoga 11 11S model running Windows 8.

Mr. Shi also could not get past the Windows 8 stating that an application that allows you to change the “Start”, is one of the most popular.

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