Windows RT Will Cost OEMs Over Twice As Much as Windows 7

<http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/...dows-7>

<quote>
"Good news: Last month's unbelievable rumors that a Windows RT
(Windows 8 ARM) licenses would cost OEMs $90-100 were off the mark —
in actual fact, as confirmed by multiple vendors at Computex in
Taiwan, the Windows RT license cost is only $80-95. At this point,
we're not entirely sure what Microsoft's plan for Windows RT is. It
would seem that Microsoft doesn't want to flood the markets with cheap
Windows RT tablets. At this rate, though, we would expect the cheapest
Windows RT tablets to hit the market at around $600, with top-spec
models (if they exist) in the $800-900 range — well above Android
tablets or the iPad. We can only assume that Microsoft doesn't want to
go head-to-head with iOS and Android, instead trying to stake out a
position at the top end of the market. Whether this is a good plan,
with x86 tablets and their full 20-year PC ecosystem also vying for
market share, remains to be seen."

For comparison, sources say that Windows Phone 7 ran OEMs the
equivalent of $30 per device, and Windows 7 for desktops around $50.
</quote>

Strewth, giving Windows away would be too much.

The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain
everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the first cause of
everything which happens in the mortal world, nothing is left to
chance...logic can be happily tossed out the window
-Stephen King