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Cruise firm Royal Caribbean Cruises has announced that it has purchased 40,000 Windows 8.1 tablets for staff on its latest liner, the Quantum of the Seas.Royal Caribbean buys 40,000 Windows 8.1 tablets for cruise staff
Royal Caribbean said providing the tablets would give staff access to a raft of key services when at sea, such as Skype to keep in contact with friends and family, Office 365 for emails and OneDrive for storage services.
Hexa tablets running Windows 8.1 will be used by Royal Caribbean staffThe tablets are built by a company called Hexa (pictured left). Richard Fain, chief executive of Royal Caribbean Cruises, said giving the tablets to staff would have numerous benefits.