Microsoft, Dell Aim To Sell Surfaces To Businesses

jfruh writes: Microsoft became an OS and PC behemoth in part by relentless focus on business sales, and is partnering with old friend Dell to try to recreate that success, trying to woo companies into buying Surface Pros loaded with Windows 10. It may seem topsy-turvey that Dell would be selling someone else's hardware, but Dell is offering ancillary services, including warranties, on the Microsoft hardware.

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[Overzeetop]

Um, I'm pretty sure surface is one of the bright spots at MS at the moment. Last year they were selling a million a quarter, and revenue year on year is more than doubling in the surface line.

Right now there's nothing out there with the power (real i5/i7, large SSD) and functionality (pressure sensitive digitizer) in as small a package. For perhaps the first time ever, new products are being identified as "a Surface clone", such as the new Lenovo 700 and the iPad Pro.

It's got its flaws, but the v3 lines - both std and pro - aren't having problems moving hardware. The old RT tablets, of course...now that was a flop.