While Microsoft is developing a less expensive "Surface", the on-board operating system is a fully-functional Windows without function restrictions

ByOpen Grid Scheduler / Grid

A 10-inch tablet PC with Windows RT made by Microsoft is "Surface 2New, which will be the successor to thisSurfaceIt is clear that Microsoft is under development. Although the terminal under development is regarded as a successor to Surface 2 with Windows RT, it seems that Windows RT will not be installed.

EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft is building a successor to the Surface 2 (RT), here are the first details
http://www.winbeta.org/news/exclusive-microsoft-building-successor-surface-2-rt-here-are-first-details


Surface 2 is a terminal sold on October 25, 2013, and it is a model which improved Surface RT which becomes a previous model. After that the latest model of Surface series released in 2014Surface Pro 3So, when this was released the model with Windows RT was not announced. Therefore, Surface 2 is supposed to be the last model among Windows RT equipped terminals currently being sold by Microsoft.

News site dealing mainly with Microsoft related news "WinBeta"According to information gained from reliable sources, Microsoft is working on the development of a less expensive and purchasable surface that will be the successor to Surface 2, including Windows Windows with limited Windows functionality There is no plan to install. The new surface under development will be a fanless low-spec CPU loading model, and Intel ATOM series or Intel Core M series etc. are expected to be adopted as processors.

ByThibault Gibard

When this terminal is announced, Surface which does not enclose "Pro" of Windows 8 or Windows 10 first for the Surface series will be born.

In addition, WinBeta said about the time of announcement of the new Surface, "Microsoft developers event for April 29th to May 1st 2015Build 2015It is predicted that the OS will be Windows 8.1 and it will be possible to upgrade arbitrarily after Windows 10 announcement.