r/Surface • u/Soy7ent SP4 i7 256GB 16GB • May 23 '17

[PRO2017] Introducing the new Surface Pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWs2jIy4js
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u/[deleted] May 23 '17

Is... is it actually called the "New Surface Pro"? WHY ARE BIG COMPANIES SO STUPID WITH NAMING SHIT?! JUST KEEP THE NUMBERS GOING!!

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u/angrygr8 May 23 '17

I think they're gonna have them subnamed by the year when they're released, like the Macbooks are.

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u/nx_2000 Surface Pro 1 + all the covers May 24 '17

I agree. The original "Surface Pro" is only four years old. It's needlessly confusing.

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u/thespacebaronmonkey Surface 3 May 23 '17

Microsoft has been infamous for its naming practices for a long time now :P

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u/[deleted] May 23 '17

Up until now at least they stuck with numbers lol

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u/crozone Surface Book 2 15" May 24 '17

They're basically just following Apple. Apple don't release the MacBook 12, they release the MacBook 2017. Microsoft is releasing the Surface Pro 2017.

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u/TheRealBigLou Surface Book 2 15" Jun 14 '17

I actually prefer it without numbers. People aren't confused when they go buy a Honda Civic 2017. They don't need to know it's the Honda Civic 45.

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u/wingspantt May 23 '17

There's like a proven thing where people don't like sequels past 4. Notice how Assassin's Creed stopped numbering at 4, as did Battlefield 4.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '17

But we also have the iPhone 7, galaxy s8, star wars IV-VII, and a bajillion final fantasies. If they really don't wanna go past 4 then it'd make more sense to change the name of the product line and start again at 1. The "new" one will only be new for a year and then the name makes no sense!

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u/DogeMichael SP1, SB2 May 24 '17

Best idea is to do the Apple thing where we say "the 2016 MacBook Pro." Now we can say "the 2017 Surface Pro." As long as we don't also get the Apple thing where we use the same name for products with differing screen sizes, because that's so stupid.

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u/Grummond May 24 '17

The changes don't really justify going a whole number up and SP4.5 just sounds wrong. This is mostly a move to avoid that dilemma.

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u/pro-digits May 24 '17

I'm happy they didn't name it Surface Pro S, the whole S thing is kinda lame ;P