Every Surface product Microsoft has ever launched has focused on the needs of a particular niche of users. Surface RT, Surface and Surface Pro took on the tablet market, Surface Book is a 2-in-1 with the option of a faster GPU, and the Surface Studio is meant for designers and artists. …
… With Xbox, and now Surface, we've seen Microsoft go further and further down the rabbit hole of hardware products, and it is becoming clear that Microsoft's future isn't just that of a software company. …
… The focus on x86 hardware may also have been seen as a weakness for Windows 10X. ARM-based computing has become much more important in just the 18 months since that fateful Surface event. …
… Microsoft followed up with the faster Surface 2, but retired Windows RT thereafter . While Windows 10 Mobile still runs on ARM hardware, Microsoft never released the kind of x86 emulation that would allow mobile ARM devices to access the full suite of Win32 applications -- until now. …
… Microsoft even provided an extensive list of hardware that will be on the VIP list, Opens in a new window including the Surface Pro 7, Acer Swift 5, and Asus Zenbook 14. …
… In practice, it means an entire class of hardware issues no longer get picked up or resolved due to changes in testing procedure. …