Microsoft stops insisting you need a "Copilot+ PC"
Microsoft drops Copilot+ PC branding on new Surface PCs that still meet the AI hardware bar.
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch, due October 13, are not branded Copilot+ PCs even though they meet the prior bar. Copilot+ required 16GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and an NPU rated at least 40 TOPS. Both models use Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus processors with a Hexagon NPU rated at 80 TOPS. Microsoft’s Copilot+ landing page now redirects to a performance-PC page where the label is much less prominent.
- New Surface models due October 13 drop the Copilot+ PC name.
- Hardware still meets 16GB RAM, 256GB storage, and 40 TOPS.
- Snapdragon X2 Plus devices include an 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU.
- Microsoft’s Copilot+ page now redirects to performance PCs.
From the original article
1 min read at arstechnica.com
Since 2024 , Microsoft has tried to sell “Copilot+ PC.” The marketing initiative was aimed at making it easy for people to know which Windows systems were approved to run AI-accelerated workloads locally. But Copilot+ PC branding is nowhere to be found on the new Surface PCs Microsoft announced this week.
By Scharon Harding · arstechnica.com
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