Opinion

With the new Surface Laptop, Microsoft catches the MacBook

Microsoft has finally done it. It has broken free from Intel and produced a laptop right up there with Apple’s hitherto incomparable MacBook Air.

John DavidsonColumnist

Jun 24, 2024 – 11.45am

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So it turns out the third time is a charm after all.

Regular readers of this column may recall we asked a few weeks ago whether Microsoft would have any luck on its third attempt to break free from the shackles of Intel, the maker of the power-hungry chips that have been preventing Windows laptops from reaching their full potential for years now.

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