It looks like I may be able to have Windows 10 on my two 'droid tablets!

Microsoft Office for Android tablets has just been released, but is lacking in the area of compatibility with a number of devices, including Intel processors and OSes lesser than KitKat or Lollipop. One of mine will run it and one won't. I'd much rather have a Windows tablet (can't afford the Surface) than an Android one, so this is good news to me.

alphanumeric said:

Wynona said:

It looks like I may be able to have Windows 10 on my two 'droid tablets!

Microsoft Office for Android tablets has just been released, but is lacking in the area of compatibility with a number of devices, including Intel processors and OSes lesser than KitKat or Lollipop. One of mine will run it and one won't. I'd much rather have a Windows tablet (can't afford the Surface) than an Android one, so this is good news to me.

Your quote mentions Microsoft Office for Android tablets, not Windows?

Sure did, Alpha. :) I participated in the Preview and although it works well on my RCA tablet, it will not install on my HP Slate 10 HD tablet because I still have JellyBean on it and it doesn't seem as if HP will ever get around to upgrading the OS.

In all fairness, because of the limited amount of storage on tablets, lots of conveniences were left out. Still, if you're out in the boonies and need to make some notes, prepare for a presentation or create a spreadsheet, it can be done.

That would be pretty awesome, but the reality is that android tablets or phones aren't like PCs in the way they can boot off an external device and have a foreign OS be installed.

It's possible, but only if you know what to do.

alphanumeric said:

OK, your thread title was Windows for Android Tablets, and then you talked about office. It just confused me a bit. I see what your saying though. Interesting times, to say the least.

Just wanted to see iffen ya were payin' attention. :)

What I was trying to point out is that if Windows comes to 'droid, I can have Office for Windows tablets instead of Office for Android. :) Guess I did a belly flop. There'll still be some missing conveniences though.

Coke Robot said:

That would be pretty awesome, but the reality is that android tablets or phones aren't like PCs in the way they can boot off an external device and have a foreign OS be installed.

It's possible, but only if you know what to do.

Hey Mr. Robot, if they can make Windows machines run IoS and Macs run Windows, I don't see the problem with getting Windows to run on an ARM or Intel processor.

Of course, I'm oversimplifying things, but you know how that goes in the world of computers.

Just been over to the Raspberry PI thread and it has an ARM processor and Microsoft is going to build Windows 10 for it too!

Methinks MS wants to rule the whole computer world! :)