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Microsoft Surface event: How ‘The Frankenstein’ device was built during the pandemic

CNN — When Microsoft closed its Redmond, Washington offices in March 2020 due to the pandemic, the Surface team grabbed what they could for their home offices. A year and a half later, that device – now known as the Surface Laptop Studio – is the star product of Microsoft’s fall lineup, which was unveiled during a virtual press event on Wednesday. “We couldn’t travel and still can’t do that, so this was a piece of technology.” The Surface Laptop Studio product and The Frankenstein prototype Microsoft The goal for the Studio device is to blend the power of a home or work desktop computer with the portability of a laptop. There’s a lot of patience.” While the Surface Laptop Studio starts shipping on October 5, issues with the supply chain could still impact how quickly Microsoft can get devices into the hands of customers. The studio mode is designed for drawing, writinig and other creative use cases Microsoft Microsoft’s Surface line still lags behind Apple’s hardware devices, but it’s made giant strides in recent years.

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