Long story short, my grandma got a VivoTab RT. She wants to be able to play Wheel Deal and Words With Friends on it. Neither app is in the Microsoft Store. Since Flash does not function properly on Windows RT, she cannot play these games through the browser, either.
So, it's at a point where I'm going to have to tell her she's better-off just taking the tablet back and getting an Android tablet. That is, unless someone can convince me that Windows RT isn't the worst product that Microsoft has ever created. I mean, it's eating up about 16 GB of space. The Store is barren, really (there isn't even a passable slot machine app). The desktop experience is completely crippled, so that cannot even make up for the lack of Store apps.
Is there ANY reason to stick with RT over an Android tablet? An Atom-based Windows 8 tablet would be nicer than RT, but even then, the workaround to (potentially) get the games working through the browser is a pain for someone like my grandma to have to tolerate.
I tried my hardest to convince her that a Windows RT tablet was the answer. It's clearly not. I feel a bit like an ass for having recommended it now, and I'm admittedly pissed at Microsoft for such a half-baked piece or garbage. It's as-expensive as the competition, but it lacks the functionality, and it isn't even more flexible. Can someone PLEASE tell me that the existence of Windows RT is meaningful? If it is, HOW is it meaningful? An Atom tablet will have actual software support, and it will have comparable battery life at a comparable price point. I just can't see where Windows RT fits.
Sorry for the rant, this experience has just really pissed me off.
So, it's at a point where I'm going to have to tell her she's better-off just taking the tablet back and getting an Android tablet. That is, unless someone can convince me that Windows RT isn't the worst product that Microsoft has ever created. I mean, it's eating up about 16 GB of space. The Store is barren, really (there isn't even a passable slot machine app). The desktop experience is completely crippled, so that cannot even make up for the lack of Store apps.
Is there ANY reason to stick with RT over an Android tablet? An Atom-based Windows 8 tablet would be nicer than RT, but even then, the workaround to (potentially) get the games working through the browser is a pain for someone like my grandma to have to tolerate.
I tried my hardest to convince her that a Windows RT tablet was the answer. It's clearly not. I feel a bit like an ass for having recommended it now, and I'm admittedly pissed at Microsoft for such a half-baked piece or garbage. It's as-expensive as the competition, but it lacks the functionality, and it isn't even more flexible. Can someone PLEASE tell me that the existence of Windows RT is meaningful? If it is, HOW is it meaningful? An Atom tablet will have actual software support, and it will have comparable battery life at a comparable price point. I just can't see where Windows RT fits.
Sorry for the rant, this experience has just really pissed me off.