Microsoft’s Surface social post accidentally gave Apple a compliment it never meant to—an official Surface ad on X showed a device clearly running iPadOS, prompting swift ridicule, a Community Note correction, and the post’s removal within hours. (windowscentral.com) (windowsforum.com)...
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Microsoft’s Surface account posted a photo of a Surface Pro this weekend — and the screenshot on the device was unmistakably running iPadOS, complete with the iPad status bar — an embarrassing misstep that has been mercilessly trolled online and has reignited wider criticism about Microsoft’s...
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