At the Build conference, last week, once piece of technology that we heard very little about was Windows RT (not to be confused with WinRT). Many were left wondering if Microsoft was still committed to Windows RT especially given the new leadership. All OEMs with the exceptions of Microsoft (and Nokia) had abandoned the ARM hardware. The most prominent Windows ARM tablets are the Surface RT, Surface 2, and Nokia 2520. _The Surface mini is also rumored to be based on ARM hardware. _I still maintain that ARM is the future of Windows and the desktop will die, but that is a minority opinion and a lengthier philosophical discussion for another time. Mary-Jo Foley got a chance to interview Terry Myerson who commented, among other things, about Windows RT: ZDNET:_What about Windows RT — not WinRT, the API (application programming interface) — but Windows RT, the Windows flavor on ARM? Does that have a future? MYERSON:_Windows ARM processors have a future, and there’s tremendous innovation in the ARM ecosystem. I...

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