Lenovo has discontinued sales on its websiteof the Yoga 11 convertible PC with the Windows RT operating system. Analysts say this is a sign of PC makers moving away from their commitment to the struggling OS.

A page on Lenovos website stated the Yoga 11 is no longer being sold through its website, but said consumers may still buy this product from a Lenovo retailer or reseller.

The Yoga 11 (shown above) is still for sale by a few retailers such as TigerDirect, which is selling the device for $495. The device is not being sold by Best Buy, which instead sellsthe Yoga 11S, a hybrid released earlier this year that uses the Windows 8 operating system powered by an Intel Core processor.

The Yoga 11 hybrid was one of the handful of computers running Microsofts Windows RT, which is designed for tablets. The Yoga 11s dual functionality allowed it to serve as a laptop, and also a tablet when the screen was folded up.

Lenovo did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but the company is now selling ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops running Windows 8 and 7. Prices of other Windows RT tablets have also been dropping. Microsoft this week lowered the starting price of Surface RT to $349 from the original $499, while prices of RT tablets from Dell and Asus have also dropped to under $300.

Microsoft released Windows RT for ARM-based devices and Windows 8 for Intel-based devices in October last year. The price drops appear to be an acknowledgement that Windows RT has failed, according to analysts. Some PC makers like Hewlett-Packard have shied away from RT, adopting Android or Windows 8 for their tablets instead.

The Yoga 11 being pulled from the website shows Windows RT is not a priority for Lenovo, said Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner.

They will serve a need if there is one. But I dont think it is a focus, Milanesi said.

Devices such as the Yoga 11 will be replaced with fully functional Windows 8 tablets, said Jack Gold, principal analyst at J. Gold Associates in an email.

I think youll see most vendors of RT tablets move in the same direction as Lenovo. RT tablets have not been selling well at all, Gold said.

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