Microsoft to Launch a Smaller Surface Laptop

Microsoft is working on expanding its Surface device lineup, and after launching the Duo Android dual-screen model, the company now wants to bring a more affordable Surface Laptop to the market. The plan is as easy as it could be: the software giant is trying to make its device portfolio available for more customers, and to do this, it just needs to offer Surface PCs in more configurations, with different sizes, and at lower price points too. In other words, the long-term goal here is to bring the price of the Surface PC lineup lower, and the only way to achieve this purpose is to launch new models that wouldn’t necessarily feature high-end specs but retain the premium build that sets the Surface brand apart. So what Microsoft is planning to do is build a mid-range Surface model that would feature a conventional clamshell form factor, and according to a report from Windows Central,...