Surface
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4 statements about Surface, every show
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.”
Ballmer: Gates strongly disagreed with Microsoft making Surface, phones, and HoloLens
“Disagreed about whether we should do hardware. That was a big one. We did, you know, surface was a big disagreement. Phone, big disagreement. HoloLens. Big disagreement.”
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: 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.”