Hoping it's not true that Surface 2 won't get W10.

[aliencatos]

MS said windows 10 will work on ALL device and now it will not work on there own tablet... WITH... this is a very poor decision on their part...

I really like my surface 2, the size is good, the 16:9 aspect ratio is the best for tv show and games... but it will be stock on windows 8.1 or 8.2 maybe...

this don't make any sense to me...

I hope they change their mind or that info was wrong... but wood be good to have a real and official answer from MS...

 

[Harrie-S]

Can you please provide the link where it is stated that the surface 2 (and) RT do not get windows 10 at all?

And see below post where it is explained excellent by ajst222
http://forums.windowscentral.com/ask-question/335887-lumia-2520-going-get-windows-10-upgrade.html

 

[aliencatos]

​Windows RT-based Surface and Surface 2 will only get some of the features of Windows 10 | Windows Central

not clear if it a 8.2 or a lite win 10 ???

 

[Cruncher04]

There is no Windows 8.2. Surface will get Windows 10 with probably some features removed.

 

[etphoto]

Paul Thurrott tweeted today Surface 2 will not get the update

 

[Blacklac]

Paul Thurrott tweeted today Surface 2 will not get the update

Yet Microsoft said they were working on one.

 

[etphoto]

They said they working working in an update, they didn't say they were working on Windows 10 for RT

 

[Blacklac]

Microsoft later said in a statement provided to CNET that "Surface Pro 3 (and the entire Surface Pro lineup) will update to Windows 10. We are working on an update for [the Windows RT version of] Surface, which will have some of the functionality of Windows 10

Take that as you will. They are getting an update with Win10 features.

Keep in mind, WinRT 8.1 currently only has "some" of the features of Win 8.1. It's not really a damning statement.

 

[pericle]

Microsoft later said in a statement provided to CNET that "Surface Pro 3 (and the entire Surface Pro lineup) will update to Windows 10. We are working on an update for [the Windows RT version of] Surface, which will have some of the functionality of Windows 10

Take that as you will. They are getting an update with Win10 features.

Keep in mind, WinRT 8.1 currently only has "some" of the features of Win 8.1. It's not really a damning statement.

I think what they mean by 'it will have some of the functionality of Windows 10' is that it's going to be an upgrade like windows phone 7.5 to Windows Phone 7.8.

It seems if you are a Microsoft customer you have to constantly worry about being left out in the cold.

 

[podsnap]

This doesn't really bother me. In it's present form, my Surface 2 is brilliant. It does what I need it to do (otherwise I wouldn't have bought it in the first place).

​Therefore, any features they add will be a bonus.

​Of course, it's always nice to have the latest greatest OS but it'll still work and integrate just fine.

​I'll keep it until the battery dies.

 

[Harrie-S]

This doesn't really bother me. In it's present form, my Surface 2 is brilliant. It does what I need it to do (otherwise I wouldn't have bought it in the first place).

​Therefore, any features they add will be a bonus.

​Of course, it's always nice to have the latest greatest OS but it'll still work and integrate just fine.

​I'll keep it until the battery dies.

I totally agree with you.

 

[jandevries12]

One small problem, though: you won't get any new apps or app updates for it, once Windows 10 is out...

 

[bdball]

I can't understand why they just don't come out and fully explain what they will do for the Surface 2 instead of being vague. Sometimes it is extremely frustrating using Microsoft products. Either way, I was planning on getting a Surface Pro 3 soon but this has me thinking I might want to avoid any Microsoft hardware going forward. Now I'm thinking of going the Lenovo Yoga route instead. In the end, the Surface 2 is just a tablet for me, although since my laptop died it has been quite a lifesaver as a 2-in-1 device.

 

[Zulfigar]

I can't understand why they just don't come out and fully explain what they will do for the Surface 2 instead of being vague. Sometimes it is extremely frustrating using Microsoft products. Either way, I was planning on getting a Surface Pro 3 soon but this has me thinking I might want to avoid any Microsoft hardware going forward. Now I'm thinking of going the Lenovo Yoga route instead. In the end, the Surface 2 is just a tablet for me, although since my laptop died it has been quite a lifesaver as a 2-in-1 device.

Maybe they're not even sure what to do with Arm based processors at the moment, since all OEMs have stopped making them. So yeah, you and I both might have gotten screwed a bit, but I didn't intend to replace anything with it and the Surface Rt does everything I want it to.

The Surface Pro though is made to replace a laptop, and it is a full computer. So different hardware and different importance.

 

[golf9509]

Well, I purchased a new Surface 2 in December because Microsoft said that any device on Windows 8.1 will get upgraded to Windows 10. Now they say Surface 2 will not get the upgrade. If this is indeed how it plays out, I will for the first time since well before Windows 95 release no longer be a Microsoft customer. I have been one of their biggest proponents but if they indeed leave my new tablet out in the cold, I'm done. It's not a matter of if the device in it's current state is ok. The problem is that it is now a DEAD OS and therefore nobody will be developing new applications for it. Really disappointing.

 

[golf9509]

really disappointing that Microsoft has taken this stance. I purchased a brand new Surface 2 a month ago with the understanding that it would receive the update to Windows 10. Now I'm stuck with a paper weight that no software developer will be touching. Really unlike Microsoft. Guess it's the new Microsoft.

 

[TechAbstract]

Why wouldn't this get Windows 10? Windows 10 works with ARM too. Could get something like Windows 10 on phones.

 

[dakranii]

A paperweight? That's a bit of hyperbole, don't you think? A paperweight sits on your desk and does nothing. A Surface 2 does next year what it does today. Was it a paperweight when you purchased it?

For the record, I'm using my Surface RT. And I will continue to until I replace it with a newer model or it dies.

 

[etphoto]

Why wouldn't this get Windows 10? Windows 10 works with ARM too. Could get something like Windows 10 on phones.

Because Win 10 for arm is going to be wp10 and wp10 doesn't have desktop, which is something surface 2 would need.

 

[wasabiman123]

It's probably due to the use of the NVIDIA chips, everything else arm on windows is running on Qualcomm. I hope the 2 still gets a sizable update, the Tegra 4 is still quite capable.