In 2012, when Microsoft introduced the first Surface model, many manufacturers were skeptical. Apple even likened the device to mixing a toaster and a refrigerator.
A few years later, Apple decided to mix a refrigerator with a toaster, creating the first 2-in-1 device, the so-called iPad Pro. Again, it claimed that its creation was not a copy of Microsoft's Surface. When it even released its own Surface Pro-style stylus, it - guess what - didn't look like it was stolen from Microsoft at all.
It's 2018 and Apple insists that Microsoft's Surface is nothing more than an experiment that will sooner or later fail.
But let's remember the Surface series' profits in 2017, which reached $1.3 billion. According to analysts' forecasts, in the coming years, Surface will reach the top of sales.
It should be noted that Microsoft is not the only one betting on 2-in-1 computers, as the number of manufacturers investing in this market is increasing every year. The reason? When we are talking about a device that is selling enviably, why wouldn't a company want to supply it?
These are products that have already proven successful and, above all, which allow customers to do much more than a conventional laptop.
