Windows RT

Article summary

Windows RT is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft and released alongside Windows 8 on October 26, 2012. It is a version of Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 built for the 32-bit ARM architecture (ARMv7), designed to take advantage of the architecture's power efficiency to allow for longer battery life, to use system-on-chip (SoC) designs to allow for thinner devices and to provide a "reliable" experience over time. Unlike Windows 8, Windows RT was only available as preloaded software on devices specifically designed for the operating system by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); Microsoft launched its own hardware running it, the Surface tablet, which was followed by Surface 2, although only five models running Windows RT were released by third-party OEMs throughout its lifetime. In comparison to other mobile operating systems, Windows RT also supported a relatively large number of existing USB peripherals and accessories and includes a version of Microsoft Office 2013 optimized for ARM devices as pre-loaded software. Some limitations it had compared to Windows 8 were that it could only execute software digitally signed by Microsoft, lacked certain developer-oriented features, and could not run applications designed for x86 processors, which were the main platform for Windows at the time.…

Key claims

1. release date: 2012-10-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2012-10-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2013-10-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2012-10-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2013-10-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2015-09-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "2012-10-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2012-10-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2013-10-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2012-10-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2013-10-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2015-09-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354234359