New to Windows 8 OS (Tablet) Need a few inputs

[Dasin]

I have been waiting for a tablet version to come out for Windows and iam glad to its out.

But the same programs like, Epsxe and Snes9x, etc.. Programs like that , are there still able to be used on the Windows 8 tablet version.

I was looking into getting the Dell Latitude 10 the full Windows 8 tablet, not the RT.

Iam was going to use a ATT usb stick and use my iPad unlimited sim card plan in it to run LTE for data access while useing he tablet.

What iam scared of is that the tablet version just came out, and i dont know if theres enough apps out in order to use the tablet version of the OS, i just need a few pointers.

iPad 3 VS Dell latitude 10, pretty much IOS 6.0.2 VS Windows 8.

Also is Windows 8 open source vs Apple 6.0.2

 

[chris3ds]

This thread should probably be in general rather than development, but to answer some of your questions....

Windows 8 is compatible with almost all software designed for Windows 7. How usable that software will be with a touch screen depends on the software. All Windows 8 tablets allow for a keyboard/mouse to be used, either Bluetooth or USB.

Hardware compatibility with Windows 8 is also pretty much the same as Windows 7, though I'd recommend doing a quick search to see if there are any known issues with your ATT data stick on Win 8.

Neither Windows 8 nor iOS are open source.

 

[GoodDayToDie]

Agreed on moving it to General; this thread is off-topic in Dev&Hacking.

Third-party open source apps may (eventually) be more common on the Windows store than on the iOS store; iOS licensing agreement is incompatible with he GNU GPL and probably several other open source licenses. This prevents the distribution of software under such licenses unless the entire development team decides to re-license the software for an iOS release, which is frequently impractical or impossible for larger projects anyhow. The Windows Store licensing agreement has explicit exceptions to enable compatibility with open-source licenses. This is why, for example, VLC can be ported to the Windows Store, but can not legally be distributed in the iOS App Store.