Microsoft Surface
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Surface Pro 3 with accessories
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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| Manufacturer | Pegatron |
| Type | hybrid tablets, 2-in-1 detachables, interactive whiteboards, All-in-one PCs |
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Windows 8, 8.1; Windows 10 Windows RT (Surface/Surface 2) |
Microsoft Surface (often branded as Surface) is a series of touchscreen Windows personal computers and interactive whiteboards designed and developed by Microsoft. The devices are manufactured by Pegatron and are designed to be premium devices that set examples to Windows OEMs. It comprises four generations of hybrid tablets, 2-in-1 detachable notebooks, a convertible desktop all-in-one, an interactive whiteboard, and various accessories all with unique form factors. With the exception of the first-generation Surface and Surface 2, all Surface PCs use Intel processors and are compatible with Microsoft's newest Windows 10 operating system.
The Surface family features five main lines of devices:
First announced on June 18, 2012 by former CEO Steve Ballmer at a Los Angeles event in Milk Studios, Surface was the first major initiative by Microsoft to integrate its Windows operating system with its own hardware, and is the first PC designed and distributed solely by Microsoft.
The 2012 Surface tablet launched alongside the general availability release of Windows 8 on October 26, 2012. Surface Pro became available on February 9, 2013. Surface devices were initially available only at Microsoft Stores and online, it was later expanded into other vendors.
Steven Sinofsky, President of the Windows and Windows Live Division at the time, stated that pricing for the first Surface would be comparable to other ARM devices and pricing for Surface Pro would be comparable to current ultrabooks. According to then Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the "sweet spot" for the bulk of the PC market was $300 to $800. On October 16, the pricing was revealed for the Surface, and pre-orders opened to ship, "for delivery by 10/26".
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