In an interview, the president of the Taiwanese computer maker said the apps just aren’t there yet. It still plans ARM-based Windows products, but not until 2013.
Although they can’t run older Windows programs, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs said, ARM-based devices will be thinner and have better battery life –qualities that people these days value even more.
Few inside Microsoft even knew that the company was building a tablet, but Redmond has quietly been building its hardware-making chops over the past few years.