No I won't. I will come back here and GLADLY state that I was wrong. But I know I won't because that would be a positive outcome.
You say there is no precedent. Oh I could mention Windows Phone 7, but then you'll regurgitate the same tired straw man excuses like hardware and kernel differences. But the precedent of perfectly fine hardware being abandoned IS there.
I come here bringing you reality folks, the Screw You Train has left the station, next stop 2015.
Alright, and if I happen to be wrong in assuming it will indeed be pushed to the Surface RT, than I will acknowledge it. I might need reminding however.
Nah, when I saw no precedent, I mean that Windows RT is an odd beast. It's not exactly the almost unlimited upgrade (I know, its a generalization) conventional PC, but its not a phone OS with their update model either.
With the Windows Phone 7 break, yup, that's a valid point, will it repeat? Time will tell. Nah, my take is that older models lacked the hardware security MS wanted, (you know, with all those custom ROMs and stuff) but I could be wrong. ("straw man," pfft)
But still, its a somewhat different situation at its core.
But what is Windows RT more like?
Desktop Windows where perfectly fine hardware is go regardless of age? (It
is a near-direct port for ARM) My laptop model is approximately six years old, released with Vista, and still goes strong with Windows 8.1, and probably Windows 10.
but wait, you're right too, perfectly fine mobile hardware is indeed left behind across the industry, but whether it will apply here is the question.
Will Surface be hampered by its ARM roots, or be propelled forward by its almost-full Windows base?
No, you come here bringing pessimism, trumpeting it as truth. I'll believe it when there's either an official statement or more substantial evidence not necessarily stated by someone on the spot.
Sorry, but it may or may not be derailed.