Microsoft Surface sales are at an all time high

Microsoft says interest and sales of their Surface line of products is at an all time high in November befhind the release of the new Surface Book with Performance Base, the Surface Studio as well as the discounted Surface Pro 4. Microsoft is also crediting its trade-inprogram, which accepts Apple MacBooks for trade-in value towards a new Surface device being behind some of their success.

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Microsoft Studio is the company's first premium 2-in-1 PC

There was a lot of news coming out of Microsoft today including a shift into catering to the creative market. Microsoft focused on various software and OS updates but the big news was the company's firm focus on creating its own hardware. While the Surface Pro 4 from last year remained generally unchanged (although the pricing went down in certain markets), the Surface Book has been refreshed with twice the performance, 16 hours of battery life and a price of CAD $at $3,129 ERP.

The biggest news was the Surface Studio, Microsoft's take on the 2-in-1 computer and its answer to Apple's 5K iMac. Featuring a floating display that Microsoft says is the thinnest at 12.5mm thin, connected to a mini-desktop.

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Microsoft Surface 3 loaded with family fun

 

By Sonya Davidson

We decided to stay home this past March Break while many of our friends had vacated to the ski hills out west or visited sunny destinations to the south. I figured it wasn't really THAT bad of a winter anyway and sometimes, a few days at home rediscovering the city (and a visit to grandparents) is just as much fun!

We filled up the week with fun things to do with the kids. We agreed to take part in the Microsoft Surface Scavenger Hunt. It sounded like an great idea because we definitely love scavenger hunt! In fact, when we go on a vacation, we often log into the global scavenger hunt Geocaching app as part of our adventures (if you haven't heard of it... Google it). It's quite the phenomenon! 

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IDC: iPad Pro outsells entire Microsoft Surface line over the holidays

While Apple's iPad sales have been on a downswing for some time that hasn't stopped the iPad Pro from outselling Microsoft's entire Surface line over the holidays. "We believe Apple sold just over two million iPad Pros while Microsoft sold around 1.6 million Surface devices, a majority of which were Surface Pro and not the more affordable Surface 3," IDC research director Jean Philippe Bouchard said in a release. 

The iPad Pro is Apple's largest iPad at 12.9-inches, it features the most powerful A9X processor and has a built-in accessory port that can power Smart Keyboard accessories. The iPad Pro also accepts input from the Apple Pencil, which makes it a great device for artists, designers and businesses requiring accurate signatures input. 

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