Five years after Microsoft shipped the Surface Duo, the company’s boldest pocketable experiment—a dual-screen Android handset that briefly promised to reshape mobile productivity—stands as a study in ambition undone by rushed execution, poor communication, and mismatched expectations...
A flurry of newly surfaced images and documentation has finally revealed the true face of one of Microsoft's boldest—yet most elusive—hardware ambitions: the purist, Windows-powered Surface Duo, codenamed Andromeda. Initially conceived as a successor to the aging Windows Phone line, Andromeda...
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A flurry of recently unearthed images and hardware prototypes has pulled back the curtain on one of Microsoft’s most ambitious—and ultimately canceled—hardware dreams: the Windows-powered Surface Duo, codenamed Andromeda. Originally designed as a spiritual successor to the ill-fated Windows...
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Microsoft’s mission to help every person and organization on the planet achieve more has never been more relevant as people search for new ways to be productive from anywhere. To this end, the Surface team has worked tirelessly to build a diverse set of devices to suit a variety of tasks and...
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The end of the year is almost here and for me it’s a time to reflect on everything our team has accomplished, celebrate successes and prepare for the year ahead. We launched the new Microsoft Edge last January and since that time we’ve come a long way – but we’re just getting started. With the...
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When we created Surface seven years ago, we wanted to challenge convention by redefining expectations for what a productivity device should be, and what it should do. Put simply, we wanted to help people get things done. We didn’t set out to combine two existing devices – the tablet and the...
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In November, we shared our vision for dual-screen devices and how this new device category will help people get more done on smaller and more mobile form factors. Today, we are excited to give you an update on how you can get started and optimize for dual-screen devices by:
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