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Microsoft's Surface RT tablet will be available in Singapore from April 5. The 10.6-inch tablet and its accessories will be sold at Challenger stores in the city-state.
The 32GB Surface RT is priced at S$668, which is slightly more than the base 16GB Wi-Fi fourth-generation iPad (S$658). The 64GB version is priced at S$798. If you buy both the tablet and the Touch Cover keyboard accessory together, Microsoft offers a deal--S$798 for the 32GB version and S$938 for the 64GB.
The keyboard accessories are available separately at S$168 for the Touch Cover and S$183 for the Type Cover. You can also purchase a VGA adapter or even an additional power supply at S$58 each.
Microsoft had previously announced that the Surface RT would be available in more markets in March, including Singapore. Although Microsoft offers two versions of the Surface tablet--the Pro and the RT model--in some countries, it's only selling the Windows RT model in Singapore now. There's no word on the availability of the Pro version, which uses a more powerful Intel Core-i processor.
The number and the quality of the apps in the Windows Store is likely to be crucial in the adoption of the Windows RT-based Surface. That's because you can't install desktop Windows apps on the Surface due to the locked-down nature of Windows RT. Every device, however, is preloaded with a native RT version of Microsoft Office.
Although Microsoft's app store has recorded healthy growth since its October launch--the latest count is 50,000--it's still far behind more established iOS and Android platforms.