Microsoft knows its new Surface PCs are expensive. That’s the point (opens in new tab)

The Microsoft Surface premium: for years, laptop buyers have criticized Microsoft for charging more and delivering less. Now Microsoft is preparing to ship the Surface Laptop 8 as well as the Surface Pro 12 with Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processors inside. Will anything change? No. And yes. Microsoft is not chasing cheaper laptops with these models. It is using Surface to push premium Windows-on-Arm hardware. Microsoft is launching and shipping the 13-inch Surface Pro 12 at $1,499 on up, versus ...