Microsoft to cut Windows RT cost for vendors, says report
Tablet vendors will be charged less to outfit their devices with Windows RT, says Bloomberg. This is designed to trigger lower prices for consumers.
Microsoft may trim the prices it charges tablet vendors for Windows RT.
Citing "people with knowledge of the matter," Bloomberg reported Monday that the price cuts would be aimed at Windows RT running on smaller tablets. The goal is to prod more manufacturers to launch Windows RT devices, which haven't exactly seen blockbuster sales.
The new pricing is confidential, Bloomberg's sources said. But any drop in the cost of Windows RT for vendors would trigger lower prices for tablet consumers.
"You need more breadth of equipment manufacturers making the devices, you need lower prices, you need a better selection of devices," Wes Miller, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft, told Bloomberg.