Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled its first laptop alongside a host of new devices, including the first Lumia smartphones to ship with Windows 10.
Along with the anticipated Surface Pro 4, Microsoft is releasing the Surface Book - what is to be an “ultimate” laptop that complements the Surface Pro 4 and is set to rival the MacBook.
While Microsoft’s devices event saw the launch of a number of stellar Windows 10-powered devices, it made all of us wonder about what happened to Windows 10 for mobile? The Lumia 950 and 950XL will have starting prices of $549 and $649 respectively when they go on sale in November, while the Lumia 550 will cost $139 when it becomes available in December.
The new Surface Pro 4 and Lumia handsets, which had been center of the Microsoft pre-event rumor mill, were expected to appear onstage.
The monitor contains the latest Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, and the keyboard base has a graphics processing unit (GPU) that boosts the laptop’s performance.
Like the company’s Surface tablets, the laptop will feature a detachable screen, allowing it to be used tablet fashion. Windows 10 has been well received by desktop and tablet users.
Microsoft says the Surface Book is for someone who wants a bigger screen and “the ideal typing experience” of a laptop.
With the latest release of the laptop, Microsoft is looking forward compete with MacBook Pro and Lenovo Laptops which are among the most popular ones in the market today.
The Lumia 950 is the smaller of the two devices with a 5.2-inch display.
In a separate comment, the software giant said, “It is our ambition to make an upgrade available for majority of Lumia phones running Windows Phone 8.1”.
Microsoft also featured its new fitness tracker, 2. With Surface Book, Microsoft won’t be fighting against Dell, Lenovo, Asus, HP and others rather it has created a benchmark on which partner OEMs will develop their products. Microsoft aims to put Windows 10 on at least one billion devices within three years.
