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I agree that Windows on ARM is a major step for Microsoft. Essentially they are saying that they are committed to keeping a kernel lean enough to run on low power / low horsepower chipsets. Good for them - it's about time to realize that despite their clear dominance of the desktop, a longstanding bloated non-scalable kernel has kept them out of the mobility and tablet market.

That said, this is not the 'Consumer Electonics Issue-some-press-releases', this is the Consumer Electronics Show. Balmer toted a tablet around 12 months ago at CES and what do they have to show for it? One HP tablet that is priced for the corporate world that has barely been available for a month. Not exactly what I call 'Consumer Electronics'.

Talking about an ARM-capable OS is great - about time. Will MS have anything to actually *show* at the show in 12 months time? I guess we will just have to wait and see.

But is the world going to wait for MS to get their stuff together before buying a tablet? I'm not.

Chris