Microsoft on its Surface Project

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made the pitch this morning that his company’s Surface project is here to stay, hoping to convince potential business customers that investing in the tablet-hybrids won’t leave them in the lurch.


As part of that announcement, the company promised that peripherals that shipped to support the Surface Pro 3 will work for the next Pro device. When Microsoft moved from the Surface Pro 2 tablet design, to the Surface Pro 3, old peripherals became too small, in many cases — the Surface Pro 3 has a much larger screen.

So, Microsoft has made a public pact that the Surface project is here to stay, and that the Pro line has more or less gelled in its form factor. It’s a simple pitch to the enterprise: Your investment in the line of Surface products is a safe one, as is your investment in current hardware itself.

Microsoft announced a number of Surface Pro 3 bundles today, which are in effect discounts of the Device’s Docking Station. The Pro 3, Type Cover, and Docking Station, can now be purchased as a group for between a $100 and $150 discount.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/09/microsoft-promises-its-surface-project-is-here-to-stay/