Windows RT licenses reportedly costing $85, sends OEMS hunting down the back of the couch

[![Windows RT licenses reportedly costing $85, sends OEMS hunting down the back of the couch][1] ][2]

[Windows RT][3], which we're obliged to remind you is the version that runs on [ARM hardware][4], will reportedly cost between $80 and $95 for [OEMs][5] to license. Whilst at Computex, _VR-Zone_ asked various companies the cost differences between building [Android slates][6] (which [Google][7] offers for free) and Microsoft's latest variant. The anonymous enterprises responded with figures between $80 and $95 -- averaging out at $85. If true, then Metro-powered tablets will cost several hundred dollars more than their Android-running rivals -- which would certainly hamper its entry into the market.

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