Microsoft Overturns The SaaS Paradigm, Offers Surface-as-a-Service
In a move that could have far-ranging ramifications in the computing business, Microsoft today came out with a major shift by announcing that its Surface line of tablets and hybrid computers would now be offered as a subscription service through the company’s cloud solution providers (CSPs). “This new offering enables flexibility of solutions, faster device refresh and ensures customers can have the latest Surface devices that evolve with the best Windows and Office have to offer,” according to Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of the Windows and Devices Group for...