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wonder about what content will fit itself naturally into
that space, however.)
About the only criticism I can come up with is that
Microsoft probably should have reversed the Surface
Duo and Neo brands. The dual-screen laptop feels
much more like a ‘Duo’, and the slick, Android powered
dual-display phone (that apparently works, unlike
the Galaxy Fold) feels like much more of a ‘Neo’-like
innovation. We won’t know more until we’re able to
see the products – in about a year, we hope.
Quite clearly, the launch of the Surface Pro X,
Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7, as well the Neo and
Duo represented Microsoft’s best Surface launch
ever. And it wasn’t just the products themselves,
but what their variety represented: the culmination
of everything Microsoft has tried to achieve with
Surface. Will the Neo and Duo succeed? Not for
everyone. And that’s the point.46 TECH ADVISOR • JANUARY 2020MICROSOFT SURFACE EVENT
wonder about what content will fit itself naturally into
that space, however.)
About the only criticism I can come up with is that
Microsoft probably should have reversed the Surface
Duo and Neo brands. The dual-screen laptop feels
much more like a ‘Duo’, and the slick, Android powered
dual-display phone (that apparently works, unlike
the Galaxy Fold) feels like much more of a ‘Neo’-like
innovation.Wewon’tknowmoreuntilwe’reableto
seethe products – in about a year, we hope.
Quite clearly, the launch of the Surface Pro X,
Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7, as well the Neo and
Duo represented Microsoft’s best Surface launch
ever. And it wasn’t just the products themselves,
butwhattheirvarietyrepresented:theculmination
ofeverythingMicrosofthastriedtoachievewith
Surface.Will the Neo and Duo succeed? Not for
everyone. And that’s the point.