Microsoft believes Windows RT's future is in phablets

Windows RT hasn’t exactly been the iPad killer that Microsoft has been hoping for. However, the company hasn’t given up on the operating system just yet. According to ZDNet, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President Terry Myerson revealed at the company’s Financial Analyst Meeting that the future of the operating system is on phablets.

Myerson said this in response to the question on a lot of people’s minds: why is Microsoft sticking to RT and ARM, especially when Intel’s Bay Trail and Haswell are miles ahead? He answered: “Windows RT was our first ARM tablet. And as phones extend into tablets, expect us to see many more ARM tablets, Windows ARM tablets in the future.”

The Nokia Bandit (on the left) is the only Windows Phone in development right now

While Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT use Windows NT as the core, they are both ARM-based operating systems. The company seems intent on the convergence of the paths of both of these operating systems eventually. This essentially means that when we eventually see a 5-inch Windows device, it won’t fall under the Windows Phone label. Instead, it will be Windows RT.

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To confirm the steps of the company towards the convergence of both of the operating systems, Myerson said, "(W)e really should have one silicon interface for all of our devices. We should have one set of developer APIs on all of our devices. And all of the apps we bring to end users should be available on all of our devices."

Currently, the only phablet known to be in development behind Microsoft’s closed doors is the Nokia Lumia 1520, which is also known by its development code name Bandit. The phablet is expected to be shown off for the first time in October.