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| os = Windows RT (Surface/Surface 2) Windows 8, 8.1; Windows 10 |type = hybrid tablets, 2-in-1 detachables, interactive whiteboards}} Microsoft Surface is a series of Windows-based personal computing devices designed and manufactured by Microsoft under its hardware division, a part of the Windows and Devices group. It comprises hybrid tablets, 2-in-1 detachables, and an interactive whiteboards. The first generation devices under the Surface name were introduced on June 18, 2012, and the most recent models currently available are the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, which were released on October 26, 2015. The Surface family consists of three major lines of PCs: the Surface line comprises budget 2-in-1 detachables (while the previous now discontinued models of this line were Windows RT-powered hybrid tablets), designed for budget-oriented consumers and educational users, the Surface Pro line of 2-in-1 detachables, designed for demanding users, and the Surface Book, the line consisting of a single 2-in-1 detachable, positioned as a laptop. There is also the Surface Hub, an interactive whiteboard. The tablets are notable for their sliding out ''kickstand'', which supports the base while it stands at an angle, and optional detachable magnetic keyboards which also double as a protective screen cover. Surface and Surface Pro devices are marketed as tablets by Microsoft, whereas Surface Book is marketed as a laptop. With the release of the Surface 3, all Surface computers use Intel processors and are compatible and shipped with Windows 10 operating system. The now discontinued first generation Surface and the Surface 2 used ARM processors and thus ran Windows RT and are not upgradable to Windows 10, but received several new features, including a modified version of the Windows 10 Start menu, in a software update released in September 2015. == History == First announced on June 18, 2012 by the then CEO, Steve Ballmer at a Los Angeles event in Milk Studios, Surface was the first major initiative by Microsoft to integrate its Windows operating system with its own hardware, and is the first PC designed and distributed solely by Microsoft. The first-gen Surface launched alongside the general availability release of Windows 8 on October 26, 2012. Surface Pro became available on February 9, 2013. Surface devices were initially available only at Microsoft Stores and online, it was later expanded into other vendors. Steven Sinofsky, President of the Windows and Windows Live Division at the time, stated that pricing for the first Surface would be comparable to other ARM devices and pricing for Surface Pro would be comparable to current ultrabooks. According to then Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the "sweet spot" for the bulk of the PC market was $300 to $800. On October 16, the pricing was revealed for the Surface,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Microsoft Surface: Pricing and Availability )〕 and pre-orders opened to ship, "for delivery by 10/26".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Microsoft Surface Preorders Open )〕 In November 2012, Steve Ballmer described the distribution approach to Surface as "modest".〔("Surface sales 'modest' so far, Ballmer modestly admits." )〕 On November 29, 2012, Microsoft revealed the pricing for the two versions of Surface with Windows 8 Pro (64GB and 128GB).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Next Up for the Surface Family: Surface with Windows 8 Pro – Pricing )〕 The tablet would go on sale at February 9, 2013, in the United States and Canada. A launch event was set to be held on February 8, 2013, but was cancelled at the last minute due to the February 2013 nor'easter.〔("Nemo cancels Microsoft's Surface Pro launch." )〕 The 128GB version of the tablet sold out on the same day as its release. There was less demand for the 64GB version, because of the much smaller available storage capacity, but supplies of the lower cost unit were almost as tight.〔("Microsoft's Surface Pro launch marred by supply shortages." )〕 On September 23, 2013, Microsoft announced the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2, which feature hardware and software updates from the original. The Surface 2 launched October 22, 2013 alongside the Surface Pro 2, four days after the general availability of Windows 8.1. Later, Microsoft launched a variation of the Surface 2 with LTE connectivity for the AT&T network on March 18, 2014. Microsoft then announced the redesigned Surface Pro 3 on May 20, 2014, which went on sale on June 20, 2014. The following year, on March 30, 2015, it announced the Surface 3, a more compact version of the Surface Pro 3. On September 8, 2015, Microsoft announced the "Surface Enterprise Initiative", a partnership between Accenture, Avanade, Dell Inc., and HP, to "enable more customers to enjoy the benefits of Windows 10." As part of the partnership, Dell will resell Surface Pro products through its business and enterprise channels, and offer its existing enterprise services (including ProSupport, warranty, and Configuration and Deployment) for Surface Pro devices it sells.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/09/dell-to-start-selling-microsofts-surface-pro-in-new-enterprise-push/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-hp-to-resell-microsofts-surface-pro-tablets/ )〕 Microsoft announced the next generation Surface Pro 4 and the all new Surface Book, a hybrid laptop, at Microsoft October 2015 Event in New York on October 10, 2015. 〔http://blog.codexify.com/2015/10/microsoft-introduces-its-first-laptop.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Microsoft Surface」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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