itunes for windows rt

How to install iTune on windows surface RT?

I believe half of the buyers will walk away if someone tells them ‘…you cannot install iTune on it, and you cannot manage your iPhone or iPad from it.’

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The reason I mistakenly brought the MS Surface RT is because Microsoft tells us ‘Surface RT is the ultimate entertainment tablet, you’ll never run out of ways to play…’ but Microsoft never tells us ‘This pad cannot install any other software; This pad cannot be used to manage your mobile phone or other mobile devices; This pad cannot be used for organizing your media files if they are not from MS store. Over all this pad cannot allow you to do things like you do on other windows controlled laptop or pad!!’.

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What should I do now?

My case is I suggested my boss bought a RT for his kids as the Xmas gift last year, but now that ‘ultimate tablet’ lay down in the draw since they find ‘it can surf on internet and it can do word document and Excel spread sheet, and… that’s all!!’

Windows RT only runs applications designed for Windows RT. It cannot run applications designed for "general" Windows 8.

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Windows RT is a Windows operating system that runs under ARM-based computers or tablets. Unfortunately, iTunes is only available for 32 and 64-bit Windows, not ARM. Also, in Windows RT, you can only install applications from the Windows Store

I highly doubt that Apple will launch iTunes in the Windows Store. However, it may happen, but we don't know anything about that

The next generation, Surface Pro, does not use Windows RT.

The Surface RT is considered a commercial and technical flop. Some think it will sonn be at fire-sale prices just like other discontinued items.

Sorry to be so blunt about giving that information. I read online reviews of the Surface RT model.

Unfortunately, to sync your iPhone with your computer, you need iTunes, so Windows RT is completely useless to do this

I know the question was answered long ago, but I wanted to point out that you are not limited to only installing apps via the Windows Store. As long as the application is built to run on RT, you can install via a classic installer, or by simply copying the .exe (and any dependencies) onto the device.

Technically then, if Apple did want to build iTunes for Windows RT, they could easily distribute it via the iTunes download page. Of course, I have to accept that the chances an RT version of iTunes are practically 0.

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