Microsoft’s Build conference may still be two weeks out, but the company isn’t saving its hardware news till then. It announced a slew of new Surface devices this week, and some of these products have been a long time coming. The new Surface Earbuds, for example, are finally going to retail after being announced in October. We also got a new Surface Book at last, alongside an updated Surface Go and Surface Headphones 2. It’s Surface Palooza -- and I’m here for it. Mostly, anyway.
I like that in the case of the earbuds and headphones, Microsoft managed to push down prices, offering them for $199 and $249, respectively. This means the earbuds will cost $50 less than Microsoft initially said when they were unveiled while the headphones are $100 cheaper than the previous generation. With these prices, the company’s audio products are better positioned to take on competition from Google, Apple, Amazon and Sony.
I like that in the case of the earbuds and headphones, Microsoft managed to push down prices, offering them for $199 and $249, respectively. This means the earbuds will cost $50 less than Microsoft initially said when they were unveiled while the headphones are $100 cheaper than the previous generation. With these prices, the company’s audio products are better positioned to take on competition from Google, Apple, Amazon and Sony.
