Surface used to stand for ambition, originality, and hardware that pushed the rest of the industry forward. Now fans say the brand feels stagnant, overpriced, and stripped of the spark that made it special. If Microsoft has really lost the plot, the people who stuck with Surface the longest are the ones who feel it most. So tell us: Has Surface actually fallen apart, or is this just a rough stretch for a brand that can still recover? Share your experience, your frustrations, and what you think Microsoft needs to fix first. Join us on Reddit at r/WindowsCentral to share your insights and discus
Surface fans say the brand they once trusted is now stagnant and overpriced… Surface is purpose-built for developers who need a trusted, consistent hardware baseline, helping to enable on-device AI processing that can help offload everyday workloads from the cloud and optimize overall AI infrastructure costs at scale. …
… We're seeing massive changes in how Microsoft approaches Windows 11 and Xbox ; maybe Surface is next. If not, I think we showed today why it should be. What do you think happened to Surface? Surface used to stand for ambition, originality, and hardware that pushed the rest of the industry forward. …
… As the name implies, this Surface is meant for developers, developers, developers, developers. Specifically "AI" developers. "It’s a purpose-built Windows AI developer box that puts up to 1 petaflop of AI compute directly on the desk," says Microsoft's promotional page. …
… But the flagship RTX Spark PC may be from the same company that makes Windows: the new Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is a high-end RTX Spark system that will offer up to 128GB of unified memory for “creators, developers, and AI builders.” Microsoft says the Laptop Ultra will be available “later th… …
… Surface, on the other hand, feels abandoned. Surface will never outrank Windows, Xbox, or Azure, but it should be the hardware that shows what Microsoft software can look like when it’s done right. …
… Designed for local-first AI development, Microsoft's latest hardware release is described as a prototype for developers to fine-tune and run AI models right on their desk, with the ability to reach into the could as needed. "The way developers build software is fundamentally changing. …
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… Together, Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box represent the next step for Surface: purpose-built devices for the people building what’s next. A new category of Surface, built for developers The way developers build software is fundamentally changing. …
… Related Microsoft’s Nvidia RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra will push Windows on Arm further than ever The tech giant says that the Surface Laptop Ultra's RTX Spark chip has been optimized for Windows 11 with developer and creator workloads in mind.
