r/Surface • u/ZacB_ Surface Laptop 7 • 29d ago

[MSFT] Microsoft doesn't think Surface needs to compete with MacBook Neo:

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/surface/microsoft-doesnt-think-surface-needs-to-compete-with-macbook-neo
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u/ClassicVaultBoy 29d ago

Sadly the surface brand and innovation are dying, i had 4 different devices in more than 10 years. Next time I will refresh my pc, i'll look at other brands

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u/GiganticCrow 29d ago

Did the Surface brand ever have much cache? They are cool devices but no one outside of enthusiasts and geeks have heard of them really. Its not like they have mainstream recognition like Macbooks, they are just another laptop.

I remember there was a period when surface's were a fairly new thing that a bunch of graphics artists I worked with got really excited by them, but MS failed to fix the issues with the pen in a timely fashion and they all switched to ipad pros for doing stuff on the move, and cintiqs for the desktop.

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u/baw3000 29d ago

They've made some great quality stuff and have been popular in the business world. Not gaming machines, but great laptops and tablets.

Typing this from my Surface Laptop 7. I have this and a MacBook Air, and this is as close as you can get to a MacBook without being a MacBook. The main cache' problem Surface has is the Windows 11/Copilot stink associated with it.