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Microsoft has claimed a major victory against Apple in the battle for PC supremacy. The Windows maker has claimed that its Surface devices were able to steal customers away from Apple due to
the latetr releasing some disappointing devices. Microsoft is now gearing up to take the battle to Apple in 2017 in what could be a titanic showdown. According to a new Windows blog,
November 2016 was the best month yet for sales of Microsoft Surface devices to consumers - with the UK seeing its strongest Surface sales week ever. Microsoft says that the switch was
greatly helped by a number of significant Black Friday deals for Surface devices, which managed to lure across a number of new customers. The company also says that “the disappointment of
the new MacBook Pro” helped, as many loyal Apple customers were left underwhelmed by its most recent release in October. Microsoft looked to capitalise on this with a trade-in program
specifically targeting MacBook users, which it says led to its "best ever" return. Microsoft did not release any specific sales figures for the related months, simply stating that
“more people are switching from Macs to Surface than ever before.” The company revealed its most powerful Surface Book laptop yet back in October, alongside an all-new device targeted at
creative industries - the Surface Studio. The upgraded Surface Book i7 comes with the company's most powerful hardware to date, doubling the performance of the first generation device
as it looks to take on the latest Apple MacBook computers. Powering the next-generation Surface Book is an Intel i7 processor – with two times the graphics performance and 30 per cent more
battery life. MICROSOFT SURFACE BOOK I7 - NEW LAPTOP 2016 Microsoft will also now be hoping that the Surface Studio can continue giving it sales success. The all-new device sports a 28-inch
touchscreen – the thinnest display ever shipped, according to Microsoft. This can be folded down to a 20-degree viewing angle, like the slanted desks found in art studios, with users able to
use the latest generation Surface Pen to doodle, draw and annotate on the touchscreen. There’s also a new accessory, the Surface Dial, that can be used to scroll through apps, settings and
screens by twisting with your wrist.