win8.1 Windows RT 8.1 update to include Outlook 2013 RT desktop mail client

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Windows RT 8.1 update to include Outlook 2013 RT desktop mail client

Rumors of an Outlook desktop app for Windows RT have been persistent in recent months, but Microsoft is making it official today. At present, Windows RT ships with Office 2013 RT Home & Student edition, but the bundled software does not include an Outlook email client. Windows RT 8.1, a forthcoming update due later this year, will include a full desktop version of Outlook 2013.

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Source: The Verge

[George P Global Moderator]

As expected, there's been talk about Outlook coming to RT at some point for months now.

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Game changer

[typu]

with haswell and upcoming stronger intel mobile processors i really begin to ask whats the point of the RT version? soon we will be able to run slim, light, powerful full windows ultrabooks, tablets, hybrids without the sacrifice of the RT version.

in the middle to long run - RT is a dead end

what do you think?

[George P Global Moderator]

As a pure consumption device for smaller 7-8" tablets RT is not a dead end. You're not going to be running Office on such small devices really, and I expect they'll be the first to actively hide the desktop so it's not even seen/used.