Hypx to Technology@lemmy.world • 1 year agoMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella admits giving up on Windows Phone and mobile was a mistakewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square210fedilinkarrow-up1626file-textcross-posted to: microsoft@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.partytechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnews@radiation.party
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minus-square@pycorax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoThey definitely did with Surface. They stumbled for a bit but the Pro 3 - 4 made 2-in-1 laptops actually good.
minus-squarekirklennonlinkfedilink1•1 year agoMicrosoft made a decent touchscreen Windows laptop, but that’s a niche within a shrinking market. I don’t think they did much to reinvent the category. It’s better, but it’s not a fundamentally different product than what was for sale 20 years ago.
They definitely did with Surface. They stumbled for a bit but the Pro 3 - 4 made 2-in-1 laptops actually good.
Microsoft made a decent touchscreen Windows laptop, but that’s a niche within a shrinking market. I don’t think they did much to reinvent the category. It’s better, but it’s not a fundamentally different product than what was for sale 20 years ago.