Microsoft Surface Pro 5: Announcement at a Spring Hardware Event Still Uncertain
Microsoft will reportedly not skip out on their usual hardware launch event in spring. However, sources are still unsure if the highly anticipated Surface Pro 5 will make an appearance at the said affair.
Veteran technology writer Mary Jo Foley had the chance to speak with several sources familiar with Microsoft's plans in the coming months. Foley reports (via ZDNet) that the Redmond, Washington company will still hold their usual hardware launch event before spring ends.
She added that another anticipated product – the Surface Book 2 – "is not going to be announced here" and she is still unsure if that is the same fate for the sought-after hybrid tablet-laptop, the Surface Pro 5. Foley also reiterated that Microsoft has pushed back the unveiling of the HoloLens hologram products to 2019.
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And as to what Microsoft will announce in spring (if the things people have been expecting from the company are not making appearances), Foley speculates that it might be a whole new Surface product line that she dubbed as "Cloud Books" that will try to challenge Chromebooks. Foley also considers a possible Surface device that is more focused on gaming-related functions.
On the other hand, the technology world is still hoping to see the Surface Pro 5 before this year ends. As proof to that anticipation, reports are unstoppable in trying to speculate on what will complete the rig of Surface Pro 5.
One of the most expected specifications to land on the Surface Pro 5 is the upcoming Windows 10 update dubbed as Redstone 2. In earlier reports, it was even one of the considered reasons why Microsoft is delaying the release of the anticipated hybrid tablet-laptop.
Back in 2016, the most (or what used to be the only) possible chip to power the Surface Pro 5 was Intel's latest Kaby Lake processors. However, with the announcement of AMD's Ryzen which is equally powerful but significantly cheaper, the odds have greatly changed.
While many expect that the Surface Pro 5 will be unveiled this year, Microsoft is yet to officially confirm the existence of the said product.
