I wanted to love you, Windows 8.1 RT, I really did. I tried hard to make this work. After all you're the productivity emphasized mobile/tablet platform, and with the possibility of college classes back on the horizon, we should have been a perfect match! After all, I already love regular Windows 8.1. It's just that it's too high maintenance for me. I don't have the finances to try to support full 8.1, so was thinking of settling for your more realistically priced hardware. But it was wrong of me to try to get you to live up to the love I have for 8.1 Full.
Let's backup and start from the beginning. I let someone set us up for our first serious meeting by borrowing the Nokia Lumia 2520. It's supposed to be one of your more attractive hardware configurations, and it certainly lived up to that promise. Sleek and relatively lightweight but still solid feeling. Things were going good. I looked forward to our lunch rendezvous excitedly and did a little background checking before hand. Hey, you can't be too careful these days.
First things first, let's find some gaming software. Steam is definitely beyond you and your hardware, but I wouldn't mind a PSX emulator. Oh, it seems that one isn't available. Well that's fine. I mean, you are a relatively new mobile platform, so it's to be expected that I might not find some of the more obscure apps I might see on an OS with more experience. And, hey, there's a nice little Charm compatible SNES emulator. That's cute! And you even sync right up with my Bluetooth controller!
Let's see how we line up productivity-wise! Now before I continue, I should apologize, because my past relationships with other OSs may have left me with what you consider an unrealistic expectation of our relationship. KitKat and I are both fine with something more open. After all, I can load OneDrive, Outlook, and Xbox Music with it. So I went looking for Drive, GMail, and Music with you. But alas, I found none of them. Well, as long as I can load Chrome, I can do all of those just through the browser! Oh, you don't have Chrome either...
Look, I see what you're trying to do. After all if I'm gonna be with you, you'd like me to get along with your family as well. And that's fine! I just don't think its fair to demand that I give up all my friends who aren't related to you also. Or even demand that I don't see them while I'm around you. That kind of possessiveness drives people away. And you can't force popularity. Just ask Google+. No matter how well connected and beloved your parent is, it still won't guarantee success on your part.
Look, we had a good run! I haven't lost much of my time or money in this relationship. And you'll meet other people who will love you for your RDC and Office suite, instead of thinking about what you're missing. That person just isn't me.
Let's backup and start from the beginning. I let someone set us up for our first serious meeting by borrowing the Nokia Lumia 2520. It's supposed to be one of your more attractive hardware configurations, and it certainly lived up to that promise. Sleek and relatively lightweight but still solid feeling. Things were going good. I looked forward to our lunch rendezvous excitedly and did a little background checking before hand. Hey, you can't be too careful these days.
First things first, let's find some gaming software. Steam is definitely beyond you and your hardware, but I wouldn't mind a PSX emulator. Oh, it seems that one isn't available. Well that's fine. I mean, you are a relatively new mobile platform, so it's to be expected that I might not find some of the more obscure apps I might see on an OS with more experience. And, hey, there's a nice little Charm compatible SNES emulator. That's cute! And you even sync right up with my Bluetooth controller!
Let's see how we line up productivity-wise! Now before I continue, I should apologize, because my past relationships with other OSs may have left me with what you consider an unrealistic expectation of our relationship. KitKat and I are both fine with something more open. After all, I can load OneDrive, Outlook, and Xbox Music with it. So I went looking for Drive, GMail, and Music with you. But alas, I found none of them. Well, as long as I can load Chrome, I can do all of those just through the browser! Oh, you don't have Chrome either...
Look, I see what you're trying to do. After all if I'm gonna be with you, you'd like me to get along with your family as well. And that's fine! I just don't think its fair to demand that I give up all my friends who aren't related to you also. Or even demand that I don't see them while I'm around you. That kind of possessiveness drives people away. And you can't force popularity. Just ask Google+. No matter how well connected and beloved your parent is, it still won't guarantee success on your part.
Look, we had a good run! I haven't lost much of my time or money in this relationship. And you'll meet other people who will love you for your RDC and Office suite, instead of thinking about what you're missing. That person just isn't me.
TL;DR: Windows 8.1 RT is great if you haven't invested heavily in any ecosystem already or if you're invested in Microsoft. But steer clear unless you want to migrate to all MSN services for your stuff. Still like Windows 8.1 Full though.
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