HISTORY OF DEV

February 9, 2013

Surface Pro released

MicrosoftThe software giant behind Windows, Office, Azure, and Xbox — founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. began selling the Surface Pro on February 9, 2013 — a Windows 8 tablet with an Intel CPUCentral processing unit — the primary chip that executes program instructions. and detachable keyboard cover.

What it was for

Surface ProThe Surface Pro ran full desktop Windows and Visual StudioMicrosoft's IDE — editing, debugging, and profiling for .NET, C++, and web projects. — MicrosoftThe software giant behind Windows, Office, Azure, and Xbox — founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.'s bet that developers wanted tablet portability without an iOSApple's mobile operating system — runs iPhone and iPad with a sandboxed app ecosystem./AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. sandbox. Pen input and the Type Cover blurred laptop and tablet categories. It validated 2-in-1 hardware for Windows developers before Apple's iPadApple's tablet computer line — larger touch screens between phones and laptops. Pro added trackpad support.

Companies

  • Microsoft

Why it's here

The Surface Pro was MicrosoftThe software giant behind Windows, Office, Azure, and Xbox — founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.'s flagship Windows tablet for developers and power users.

Why it mattered

It proved Windows could ship on premium tablet hardware with active pen and keyboard accessories.

What it solved

Developers wanted tablet portability but needed full Win32 and desktop IDEs, not just mobile apps.

Media

  • Surface Pro
    ImageSurface Pro

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