In a new video, Microsoft Executive Vice President of Windows+Devices Pavan Davuluri and Surface Corporate Vice President Brett Ostrum sat down to talk about what’s next for Surface, including more details about the next Ultra Surface Laptophints at more surprises to come this year and even acknowledges people’s desire for a Surface Studio and Surface Mini monitor.
In the 20-minute video, Davuluri and Ostrum discuss the year so far for Surface PCs. They recap recent announcements around Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 with Intel and Snapdragon SoCs, along with surprise announcements about Surface Laptop Ultra and RTX Spark in June.
As for what’s next for Surface, Ostrum clarifies that Surface will continue doing what it has always done; validate platform advances through hardware. Just as it validated touch, pen, and Windows Hello with Surface in the past, the company is currently focused on using Surface to validate Windows on Arm, as seen recently with RTX Spark.
“We’re there to help show what’s possible from an expertise perspective in terms of technology and experiences and help lead the way for the ecosystem. Today, it often comes in the form of helping to launch entirely new platforms like NVIDIA’s RTX Silicon. And so I think for us that work will continue.”
Ostrum also reminds viewers that Surface still has the Surface Laptop Ultra and RTX Spark this year, and teases that there will be more announcements to come, though he doesn’t go into detail about what that might entail. “We have a few more surprises before the end of the year, so I’m looking forward to that.”
In a segment answering questions submitted by the community, Microsoft also addresses fans’ desire for more Surface peripherals, including a Surface Studio monitor. Ostrum acknowledges that the Surface Studio is the most beautiful display they’ve ever shipped, but doesn’t confirm plans to address the need for a standalone monitor.
“My history is in mice and keyboards, and I think the Surface Studio display is the most beautiful display we’ve ever released.” Ostrum says before the video moves on to the next question. Could Microsoft be hinting that a Surface Studio monitor is finally in the works?
Another question also concerns the infamous Surface Mini, a device that Microsoft came very close to launching in 2014 before being canceled at the last minute. The user-submitted question asks if you can have a Surface Mini, and Davuluri jokingly says “I think we have some lying around.” Ostrum continues with “We typically don’t comment on future Surface roadmaps, Pavan.”
If you’re a fan of Surface and Windows on Arm, this month’s episode of Inside Windows is a great choice. Be sure to check it out on the official Windows YouTube channel.
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