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Why Microsoft bet on Surface


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By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Back then, the company’s big bet was that the laptop market was ready for a shake-up, that it could radically change both the hardware and software of a Windows PC and make everything better. On this episode of The Vergecast, Microsoft’s Windows and devices head Pavan Davuluri joins the show to discuss the 12-year Surface story and why the company continued to press to make Windows, Arm, and the laptop / tablet hybrid idea work.

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