14 DAY TRIAL // You probably heard the news saying that Microsoft killed the Nokia 2520 tablet which was one the last to run the Windows RT operating system.
Windows RT was considered a major flop due to its failure in allowing users to access x86 and x64 applications.
So as a result of seeing low interest in the platform, Microsoft decided to kill off the Surface 2 tablet, which was the only one coming out under its banner that was still in production.
But a recent report claims that the Redmond giant silently killed off the Lumia 2520 for the exact same reason.
Anyway, at this point we’re looking forward to find out more about Microsoft’s plans regarding replacements for its discontinued ARM devices.
What do you know? A Windows 10 tablet shows up
A hint towards what might come has recently popped up in GFXBench. What we’re seeing here is a Windows 10 tablet with a 10.1-inch display.
At first glance, one would be tempted to think we’re dealing with a Lumia 2520 successor that has retained the display of the original size-wise (10.1-inch) but will arrive with a more advanced 2560 x 1440 (2K) resolution .
But since the Lumia 2520 got cancelled, a safer bet is that we are dealing with a new device. The tablet is also shown running a Snapdragon 805 (no trace of Snapdragon 810) processor with Adreno 420 and 55GB of storage (which probably translates to 64GB).
Windows RT won't be around for much longer
Anyway, it’s pretty clear that Windows RT has its days numbered and the producing company is looking for discrete ways to send it into oblivion without hurting too many consumers.
Which is not an easy task to achieve, as there are plenty of customers who own a tablet running the operating system, so Microsoft will be forced to keep maintaining it on life support one way or another.
Come Windows 10, Windows RT users will only be able to take advantage of a few features from the new OS, but most of them won’t be made available to them, which is a real shame.
Well, we’d better start accepting that Windows RT will not be around for longer and begin looking to the future as the first Windows 10 tablets start showing up here and there.