Mockingbird Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Microsoft is trying to get the Surface Pro into more offices. To do that, it's starting a partnership with Dell that'll have Dell selling Surface Pro tablets and offering business services, like device setup and support, alongside them. The partnership should allow businesses that are already using Dell and its services to begin considering the Surface Pro when looking for new PCs; it would also have the effect of moving businesses over to Windows 10, which is arguably more important for Microsoft than selling tablets. Sales will begin in October, which suggests that the partnership may kick off with the launch of the Surface Pro 4. Though sales don't start for a month, Microsoft seems to have announced this partnership today for good reason. Tomorrow, Apple is expected to unveil the iPad Pro, which will very likely be its answer to the Surface. Likewise, Apple has been partnering with other companies to offer enterprise services and apps for the iPad in an attempt to get its own tablets into more businesses. Microsoft's new venture appears to be accomplishing something similar: bundling hardware with professional services that'll make businesses able to adopt it. Microsoft's partnership with Dell is just the beginning of a much bigger plan for the Surface Pro. It's calling this program the "Surface Enterprise Initiative," and HP, Accenture, and Avanade will also be joining it. Though Microsoft doesn't offer any detail, it's likely that those companies will also begin offering the Surface alongside enterprise services. Those services don't necessarily have to be anything out of the ordinary, either: Dell says that its services include a hardware warranty, accidental damage coverage, configuration, deployment, and support. Source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/8/9276527/dell-surface-pro-sales-beginning-october Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokkolm Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I still say that iOS can't match full blown Windows and for that fact alone the iPad Pro is not a Surface Pro competitor. DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingbird Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 I still say that iOS can't match full blown Windows and for that fact alone the iPad Pro is not a Surface Pro competitor. The "iPad Pro" is really a competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, but since the latter flopped, no one wants to talk about it. Stokkolm 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Battery Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Windows 10 could really make some advances here. Ms really need to address all privacy rumours going round tho - it's the one thing that might hold people back, and for no real reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibs Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 The "iPad Pro" is really a competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, but since the latter flopped, no one wants to talk about it. Thank ######## jesus there's at least one other person on this forum who realizes this... iPad and surface pro are two very different devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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