Shots fired: Microsoft calls the new MacBook Pro a 'disappointment'

Microsoft ditched standard newsroom convention to throw down the gauntlet and take a very public swing at chief rival Apple and the new MacBook Pro in a recent Surface-themed blog post.

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The post's author, Brian Hall, the CVP of Microsoft Devices Marketing, touts the "many wonderful things happening across the board for Surface," with super-confident declarations of it being "the best" and "industry-leading." There's not much substance to back up these claims — but there are vague references to sales numbers without revealing the actual number of units shipped or sold. Read more...

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