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Looks more to me like they are giving up on their Surface line-up specifically, rather than all their consumer focused products. The Microsoft stores & Surface
by mytherin 6y ago
Looks more to me like they are giving up on their Surface line-up specifically, rather than all their consumer focused products. The Microsoft stores & Surface line was Microsoft's attempt at copying Apple with expensive devices with solid build quality and good support. It saw some success but apparently not enough.
- baybal2 6y ago> expensive devices with solid build quality and good support. The part in the middle was definitely missing
- GeekyBear 6y agoThe part at the end as well. https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/microsoft-surface/64095/welcome-to-surfacegate https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/microsoft-surface/64095/welc...
- 0xffff2 6y agoAre you saying the build quality wasn't solid on the Surface lineup? That doesn't match my experience at all.
- madoublet 6y agoI don't think the announcement has anything to do with the Surface lineup. I expect that to be around for awhile.
- mytherin 6y agoI think it's definitely related. At least it is my impression the Microsoft stores exist primarily for the Surface lineup. I also don't expect them to end the Surface lineup immediately, but it signals that they are at the very least slowing investment in that area.
- WorldMaker 6y agoMy impression was that the Microsoft Stores existed primarily for Windows Phone, and this is just lag/momentum catching up to them.