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Microsoft reportedly won't let Dell build a tablet for Windows RT launch
Jul 26th, 2012
It's no secret that Microsoft is being much more careful than usual when it comes to which vendors it will let make tablets based on its Windows RT operating system for its initial Windows 8 launch this fall. And according to Unwired View, only four of Microsoft's (MSFT) original equipment manufacturers have been given the green light to make Windows RT tablets so far: Asus (2357), Toshiba (6502), Samsung (005930) and Lenovo. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) had originally been asked to make a Windows RT tablet, but the company declined the offer last month, thus opening up speculation that Dell (DELL) might take its place.However, Business Insider's Julie Bort reached out to see whether Dell is actively involved in making a Windows RT (Source: BGR News) -
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