Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Corp., speaks during the presentation of the Surface Pro 3 at an event in New York on May 20, 2014.
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Microsoft on Monday unveiled the Surface Pro 7+ for Business, a version of its 2019 Surface Pro 7 convertible tablet designed for business and educational customers. It includes a new Intel processor and mobile connectivity so you can connect when you don’t have Wi-Fi. The base model costs $ 899 and LTE versions start at $ 1,149.
Surface income growth accelerated in the second and third quarters as people rushed to buy equipment to continue school and work while staying at home. However, Microsoft’s adherence to the PC hardware market remains lower than Apple, Dell, HP and Lenovo.
The arrival of the PC shows that Microsoft is experimenting even more with its Surface range, by another sign to distinguish the product, as has done for the first time the computer manufacturer of the competition Apple.
The current Surface concept premiered in 2012, with former CEO Steve Ballmer. Satya Nadella replaced Ballmer as CEO in 2014 and over time reduced Microsoft’s focus on consumers, such as exiting the e-book and music streaming market. There is now a Surface model for business users only.
Normally, every fall Microsoft comes out with a new Surface Pro, but this fall, as the coronavirus pandemic affected supply chains for devices like Microsoft’s iPhone 12 and Xbox X Series, fall came and went. happen without a new Surface Pro 8. A spokesman declined to comment on Microsoft’s roadmap.
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 7+ for Business does not come with a fixable keyboard; this accessory is sold separately.
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Still, Surface Pro 7+ for Business looks almost exactly similar to Surface Pro variants in recent years. This is intentional.
“We made a commitment to business customers about the continuity of the form factor,” said Robin Seiler, Microsoft’s corporate vice president. Surface Pro owners have told the company that design changes, such as moving a microphone, can cause complexity, Seiler said.
Seiler would not say if the new tablet will be released for consumers.
The device offers up to a terabyte of storage, along with up to 32GB of RAM, a memory supply that can also be found in the premium Surface Book 3. The Surface Pro 7+ for Business also includes a removable solid state drive, a feature that first came to Surface Pro X in 2019.
Microsoft says the battery lasts up to 15 hours, which puts it on par with the Surface Pro X convertible tablet that relies on an Arm-based chip. The standard Surface Pro 7 includes a battery life of up to 10.5 hours.
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