{"id":28235,"date":"2012-04-18T11:21:31","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T03:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=28235"},"modified":"2012-04-18T11:21:31","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T03:21:31","slug":"check-out-3-windows-8-versions-and-their-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/18\/check-out-3-windows-8-versions-and-their-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out 3 Windows 8 Versions and Their Differences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has announced 3 variants for Windows 8. This came as a surprise for me as I thought Windows 8 should be &#8220;1 size fits all&#8221;. Nevertheless, it make sense if you can see the differences.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/windows_8_preview.jpg?resize=600%2C337\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Introducing Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT. I believe many could accept Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro. However, the Windows RT seems a bit out of place and I certainly think that Microsoft can come up with better name than &#8220;RT&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure what the acronym for &#8220;RT&#8221; is but it seems to mean &#8220;Run Time&#8221; from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/microsoft-reveals-three-versions-of-windows-8-including-arm-based-windows-rt\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>. I wish to talk more about the RT. For the rest, please refer to the table for the differences.<\/p>\n<p>Windows RT is also known as Windows on ARM or WOA (Windows On ARM)<strong>. <\/strong>It is a single version that comes with hardware with, of course, ARM processor. This version should have a better battery life and should be lightweight.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/b8\/archive\/2012\/02\/09\/building-windows-for-the-arm-processor-architecture.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Understand more about Windows 8 on ARM Processor<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>or check out the differences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/windows_8_differences.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28236\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/18\/check-out-3-windows-8-versions-and-their-differences\/windows_8_differences\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/windows_8_differences.jpg?fit=627%2C2218&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"627,2218\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"windows_8_differences\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/windows_8_differences.jpg?fit=84%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/windows_8_differences.jpg?fit=289%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-28236\" title=\"windows_8_differences\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/windows_8_differences.jpg?resize=601%2C2123\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"2123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[ad#img]<br \/>\n[ad#boxlist]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/windowsteamblog.com\/windows\/b\/bloggingwindows\/archive\/2012\/04\/16\/announcing-the-windows-8-editions.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has announced 3 variants for Windows 8. 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