Surface secret of this book did not know NOBODY! Almost to the premiere – Gazeta.pl

Surface Book is the first laptop manufactured by Microsoft. Presented to the at the beginning of October . Describes the origins devices magazine The Wired.

Two and a half years of improvements

Work on breakthrough for Microsoft device took a long time – two and a half years. As explained by The Wired at the time a special team responsible for the laptop trying to create something that not only stand out from the crowd, but it will be proof that Microsoft is able to create creative technological solutions.

Microsoft working on Surface Book from the beginning wanted was a device indicating the entire category, as is the case with MacBook from Apple.

“The team responsible for creating the Microsoft Surface has set a goal: to invent the laptop again. They spent two years designing, creating prototypes, twirling subsequent versions of the device. Surface Book is a product of all the experience gained during the creation of the previous devices in the series Surface.

Panos Panay, who led the Surface Book said that the device was created by the “philosophy” of Apple : small team of enthusiasts to improve its solution so long until it was perfect.

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Something more than a laptop

Microsoft came to the conclusion that the most desired by the consumer device is a laptop that conveniently becomes a tablet. The convenience of this transformation was crucial for Microsoft. Therefore, for quite some time, work continued on the mechanism of detaching the screen. The effect works you can see in the animation below.

The Secret

The disconnection screen Surface Book was Microsoft kept secret almost until the end. And no one who tested the Surface Book did not realize that the screen can be detached. He could not …

“No matter what the demonstration was carrying out, no matter at what meeting I was shopping, no one realized that the screen can be removed.” – Panay says, adding that the function of detaching the screen … blocked. It is precisely to remain secret.

Microsoft has betrayed employees and associates of the biggest secret of the Surface book only a month before the premiere.

Powerful, beautiful, dear

Surface Book has a powerful specification, a lot of very interesting features, the opportunity to transform the tablet seems attractive. On the other hand Surface Book is a device expensive and rather directed to a limited group of consumers. Sets a certain standard, it proves that Microsoft also potworzy create a technologically advanced equipment. Perhaps Microsoft can prove that it can also produce equally innovative hardware smartphones and tablets?