Surface

includes Surface Studio, Surface 3, Surface Pro, Surface Dial, Surface Three

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Benedict Evans · said 10 times in 2 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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Jan 2, 2019
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Benedict Evans: Bosch displayed 15 diverse products using identical sensor components
“Bosch had this great display where they had, like, 15 different consumer electronics products from the surface to an iPhone to a drone to a Nest, and they all had the same Bosch component sensor, sort of tilt sensor switch or something in them.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:52 a16z Podcast | Software is What Distinguishes the Hardware Winners
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Opinion
Evans: iPad Pro touch ergonomics surpass Surface due to missing trackpad
“The thing that I found with the iPad Pro is because it doesn't have the touchpad the screen is closer to you. Yeah. And therefore the screen is closer, I don't know how you'd measure it, but it's closer to your elbows. Yeah. And it's closer to your shoulders. …”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:56 a16z Podcast | Finally a Tablet that Replaces Your Laptop
Jun 18, 2025 neutral
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Sinofsky: Surface exists because PC makers refused to build aluminum laptops
“The reason Surface exists is because the PC makers wouldn't build, like, an aluminum computer, basically, or an all-in-one, for that matter.”
Steven Sinofsky Jun 18, 2025 ▶ 31:57 Former Microsoft Executive on Apple’s Hidden China Problem
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