Toshiba joins HP in dropping Windows RT tablets

Nice neutral reporting there (not)

Why use the headline 'snubs'? This isn't snubbing, this is a supply problem.

By jgwilliams on 15 Aug 2012

@jgwilliams

+1

By wittgenfrog on 15 Aug 2012

Agree

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I agree with the last two posters.

It makes sense to concentrate on one job at a time rather than risk coming up with half baked attempts at both platforms.

It also makes sense to concentrate first of the variation with the proven market.

This is not a snub, it's simple common sense.

Had they said that they were never going to produce for ARM, THAT would be a snub.

By qpw3141 on 15 Aug 2012

TI OMAP

As Toshiba was the only oem partnered with Texas Instrumants to use their OMAP chip. Could this have anything to do with delayed components?

As for neutral reporting. Do you really expect that when it relates to Microsoft?

By chapelgarth on 15 Aug 2012

What about Windows 8 Tablets

It's not beyond reason that Microsoft might be briefing for the long-term emergence of genuine Windows 8 tablets with full PC compatibility running on Atom. Microsoft has the capacity to slug it out against Android and Apple at the lower end with Windows 8on Intel competing with the higher end Apple products.

By milliganp on 15 Aug 2012

Surprised?

This is typical "Apple Pro" negative reporting of Apple's competitors - are they on Apple's payroll I wonder??

By everton2004 on 15 Aug 2012

Terrible,

terrible heading

PC Pro = The Daily Star of computer reporting. Get the FACTS and leave out the the sensationalism.

By rhythm on 15 Aug 2012

PC Pro Reporting

Actually PC Pro has some of the best writers in the business but the combination of Barry Collins as Editor and Nicole Kobie writing 'news' stories is a disaster. We can only hope that Mr Tim Danton in his 'Super Editor' role notices and does something to stop the rot.

By neil_aky on 16 Aug 2012

Name change

Have you considered dropping the 'Pro' from 'PC Pro'?

By vikarmo on 16 Aug 2012

Headline change

On reflection, the headline was misjudged and has been corrected.

Perhaps a few of the people commenting here should also reflect on whether personal abuse is really justified for a poorly worded headline.

Nicole Kobie is an excellent news editor who is widely respected by her colleagues and peers, and she has my full support.

Barry Collins
Editor

By Barry_Collins on 16 Aug 2012

Sorry

Barry, you are clearly big enough to admit when a mistake has been made so I would ask you and Nicole to accept my apologies. It's easy to write a comment and forget about the people at the other end - I should not have been so personal.

What I should have said, is that the headlines and stories in recent times have become more tabloid in nature and the magazine, in places, reads more like a general technology magazine. I tend to associate yourself and Nicole more with these types of stories; it was this approach which made me stop my subscription. However, my previous comment was out of proportion to the real level of dissatisfaction. I would be lost without PC Pro in the market.

However, I have bought the last three issues off the shelf as I still enjoy reading many of your excellent writers.

Genuine apologies for being personal and I will ensure I keep all of my comments constructive in the future.

By neil_aky on 16 Aug 2012

@neil_aky

Apology accepted. Thanks for your gracious reply.

There has been no conscious decision to make our news coverage more "tabloid". Quite the opposite, in fact. We're attempting to provide more long-form analysis within our news sections, both online and off.

I hope you'll find the news more to your taste as we develop this strategy over the coming weeks and months.

Regards

Barry Collins
Editor

By Barry_Collins on 17 Aug 2012