编辑“︁Windows RT”︁（章节）

=== 市场实际反应 ===
鉴于PC行业的发展情况，分析师们也质疑起市场是否有对ARM版Windows的需求；面对来自ARM芯片厂商们的新一轮竞争，[[英特尔]]和[[AMD]]都分别推出了自家的x86 SoC——[[凌动]]Clover Trail和[[AMD加速處理器列表#Temash|Temash]]来应对，英特尔还强调称Clover Trail平板的电池续航能力能够媲美ARM设备；而在[[PC World]]的测试当中，搭载Clover Trail SoC的三星Ativ Smart PC的电池续航时间甚至超过了搭载ARM SoC的Surface。[[Ars Technica]]的彼得·布莱特认为Windows RT缺乏明确的目标，因为ARM设备的能耗优势已“远不如两年前那么明显了”。并且，比起有功能缺失和授权限制的Office RT来说，用户们应该更倾向于另行选购Office 2013<ref name=iw-rtdisaster>{{cite web|last=Chacos|first=Brad|title=Why Windows RT is hurtling toward disaster|url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/why-windows-rt-hurtling-toward-disaster-210995?page=0,1|publisher=InfoWorld|access-date=2013-01-27|archive-date=2013-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002053912/http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/why-windows-rt-hurtling-toward-disaster-210995?page=0,1|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name=ars-rtplace>{{cite web|last=Bright|first=Peter|title=Now that it's here, is there a place for Windows RT?|date=2012-10-24|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/now-that-its-here-is-there-a-place-for-windows-rt/|publisher=Ars Technica|access-date=2012-11-22|archive-date=2012-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112175458/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/now-that-its-here-is-there-a-place-for-windows-rt/|dead-url=no}}</ref>。

OEM厂商们对Windows RT的兴致也不高；2012年6月，[[惠普]]取消了推出Windows RT平板的计划，其表示这是因为它的客户们认为英特尔平板会比ARM平板更适用于商务用途。2013年1月，[[三星電子|三星]]决定不在美国发售其推出的Windows RT平板{{link-en|三星Ativ Tab|Samsung Ativ Tab|Ativ Tab}}，理由是认为该款操作系统的定位不明确，且Windows RT设备的需求量“不高”，此外还需要投入大量资金向消费者说明Windows RT和Windows 8之间的差异。三星美国PC及平板业务高级副总裁迈克·阿巴里则表示，公司无法让Ativ Tab的价格落到目标价位中——而低廉的价格应当是Windows RT设备的卖点之一<ref name=cnet-winrtsamsung>{{cite web|last=Tibken|first=Shara|title=Uh-oh, Windows RT, Samsung's got second thoughts|url=http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34439_1-57563340/uh-oh-windows-rt-samsungs-got-second-thoughts/|publisher=CNET|access-date=2013-01-11|archive-date=2013-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112055156/http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34439_1-57563340/uh-oh-windows-rt-samsungs-got-second-thoughts/|url-status=dead}}</ref>。[[英伟达]]首席执行官[[黄仁勋]]也对Windows RT的市场表现表示失望，但他呼吁微软继续加大对ARM平台的投入。黄仁勋还提到了Office RT-{套件}-中缺失Outlook的问题，并期望微软能在后续更新中把Outlook引入到Windows RT（响应大众需求，微软最终还是于2013年6月宣布会在RT 8.1更新中引入Outlook）<ref name=cnet-outlookrt/><ref name=pcw-nvidiadisapointment>{{cite web|title=Nvidia CEO disappointed with Windows RT, prays to Outlook god|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031336/nvidia-ceo-disappointed-with-windows-rt-prays-to-outlook-god.html|publisher=PC World|access-date=2013-04-15|archive-date=2013-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410220452/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031336/nvidia-ceo-disappointed-with-windows-rt-prays-to-outlook-god.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。2013年5月，有报道称[[HTC]]也放弃了制造12寸Windows RT平板的计划，原因是生产成本过高，并且市场对小型设备的需求量更大<ref name=bloomberg-htc12inch>{{cite news|title=HTC Said to Cancel Large Windows RT Tablet on Weak Demand|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=2013-05-30|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-30/htc-said-to-cancel-large-windows-rt-tablet-on-weak-demand.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=2013-06-03|archive-date=2013-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602015625/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-30/htc-said-to-cancel-large-windows-rt-tablet-on-weak-demand.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。

销量疲软导致各Windows RT产品纷纷降价；2013年4月，戴尔的XPS 10的售价由450美元降至330美元，而微软则在欧洲推出了购买Surface RT平板附赠Touch或Type Cover键盘保护套的促销活动，折去键盘保护套的价格就相当于七五折优惠<ref name=pcw-rtpricedrop>{{cite web|title=Prices of Windows RT tablets drop, point to failure of OS|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032871/prices-of-windows-rt-tablets-drop-point-to-failure-of-os.html|publisher=PC World|access-date=2013-04-15|archive-date=2013-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417091806/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032871/prices-of-windows-rt-tablets-drop-point-to-failure-of-os.html|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="iw-racetothebottom">{{cite web |title=Windows RT's race to the bottom |url=http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/windows-rts-race-the-bottom-218623 |date=2013-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002054316/http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/windows-rts-race-the-bottom-218623 |archive-date=2013-10-02 |access-date=2025-09-23 |publisher=InfoWorld}}</ref>。据报道，微软还降低了小屏幕设备的Windows RT许可证价格，以期让更多厂商对该平台提起兴趣<ref name=bloomberg-pricedrop>{{cite news|title=Microsoft Said to Cut Windows for Tablet Prices|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=2013-06-03|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-03/microsoft-said-to-cut-windows-for-tablet-prices.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=2013-06-03|archive-date=2013-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604112715/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-03/microsoft-said-to-cut-windows-for-tablet-prices.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。2013年7月，微软在全球范围内将Surface RT的售价降低了30%，在美国，其售价降至350美元。同时，由于该设备销量不佳导致的库存挤压，微软在这一季度损失了9亿美元<ref>{{cite news|first1=Nathan|last1=Ingraham|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/7/18/4535976/microsoft-lost-900-million-on-surface-rt|title=Microsoft took a $900 million hit on Surface RT this quarter|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|work=[[The Verge]]|date=2013-07-18|access-date=2015-02-08|ref=$900M|archive-date=2015-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209030837/http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/18/4535976/microsoft-lost-900-million-on-surface-rt|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name=atd-writeoff>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Misses, Takes a $900 Million Charge on Surface RT Stock|url=http://allthingsd.com/20130718/microsoft-misses-shares-sink/|work=All Things Digital|access-date=2013-07-25|archive-date=2013-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723021530/http://allthingsd.com/20130718/microsoft-misses-shares-sink/|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name=verge-surfacecut>{{cite web|title=Microsoft cuts Surface RT prices by 30 percent worldwide, hopes to boost slow sales|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/7/15/4524454/microsoft-surface-rt-price-cuts-worldwide|work=The Verge|date=2013-07-15|access-date=2013-07-25|archive-date=2013-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729065720/http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/15/4524454/microsoft-surface-rt-price-cuts-worldwide|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="900M loss">{{cite news|last=Lowe|first=Scott|title=Microsoft Lost $900 Million on Surface RT in Q1|url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/07/18/microsoft-lost-900-million-on-surface-rt-in-q1|access-date=2013-07-20|newspaper=IGN.com|date=2013-07-18|archive-date=2016-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014160452/http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/07/18/microsoft-lost-900-million-on-surface-rt-in-q1|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg-surface>{{cite news|title=Microsoft's Surface Tablet Is Said to Fall Short of Predictions|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=2013-03-15|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-14/microsoft-s-surface-tablet-is-said-to-fall-short-of-predictions.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=2013-05-21|archive-date=2013-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501193431/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-14/microsoft-s-surface-tablet-is-said-to-fall-short-of-predictions.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。2013年8月，戴尔悄然从其在线商店中撤下了不带键盘底座的XPS 10的购买选项（亦使其售价回升至479美元），并最终于2013年9月彻底停售了这款产品<ref name=engadget-xps10discontinued/><ref name=cw-dellxpskeyboard>{{cite web|title=Dell drops $299 Windows RT tablet; cheapest deal is now $479|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241708/Dell_drops_299_Windows_RT_tablet_cheapest_deal_is_now_479|work=Computerworld|date=2013-08-17|access-date=2013-08-17|archive-date=2013-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820062609/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241708/Dell_drops_299_Windows_RT_tablet_cheapest_deal_is_now_479|url-status=dead}}</ref>。而微软对Surface RT的甩卖也的确使其市场份额有些许上升，2013年8月下旬，在[[Windows Store app|Windows Store软件]]中提供广告服务的{{link-en|AdDuplex|AdDuplex}}的使用数据显示，Surface的使用率由6.2%上升到了9.8%<ref name=pcworld-surfacertskyrocket>{{cite web|title=Surface RT usage skyrockets after steep price cuts|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047440/surface-rt-usage-skyrockets-after-steep-price-cuts.html|work=PC World|access-date=2013-12-28|archive-date=2013-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228050809/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047440/surface-rt-usage-skyrockets-after-steep-price-cuts.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。