Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Nvidia CEO calls Windows RT disappointing, prays to Outlook god

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Nvidia is the latest Microsoft partner to express dissatisfaction with a Windows operating systems, and this time it's over Windows RT, which is designed for tablets and small laptops.

"Windows RT is disappointing to us because we expected to have sold more than we did," Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told investors in comments picked up by CNET.

"Everybody expected to have sold more than we did."

That "everybody" includes companies like 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 with long battery life that is Outlook compatible."

TechRadar reached out to Microsoft for comment on Huang's remarks, and will update this story when the company responds.

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