IDG Contributor Network: Should Microsoft be a PC hardware company?
The PC market is troubled. Sales are stagnant at best. And while some businesses are upgrading their devices, many consumers don’t seem to be.
In this market framework, Microsoft has made waves by releasing a higher-end notebook PC (Surface Book), setting it on a course to compete with its many key OEMs (e.g., Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, Asus, Samsung, LG). Is this a bad idea in a currently slumping market for PCs in general?
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