{"id":111317,"date":"2020-04-09T18:40:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/04\/09\/surface-neo-windows-10x-reportedly-wont-ship-in-2020"},"modified":"2020-04-09T18:40:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:40:43","slug":"surface-neo-windows-10x-reportedly-wont-ship-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/04\/09\/surface-neo-windows-10x-reportedly-wont-ship-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Neo, Windows 10X reportedly won&#8217;t ship in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- font size selector, BEGIN --> <span class=\"cfix\">&nbsp;<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"gray small byline\"> By <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#33525e515641735243435f565a5d405a5756411d505c5e\">Amber Neely<\/a> <br \/><span class=\"gray\">Thursday, April 09, 2020, 11:40 am PT (02:40 pm ET)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span><span class=\"article-leader\">Microsoft may be forced to delay the release of the Surface Neo and Windows 10X as a whole to focus on single-screen uses, according to sources within Microsoft.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"article-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/surface-neo-windows-10x-reportedly-wont-ship-in-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Surface Neo, Windows 10X reportedly won't ship in 2020\" height=\"368\" class=\"lazy\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/surface-neo-windows-10x-reportedly-wont-ship-in-2020-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/surface-neo-windows-10x-reportedly-wont-ship-in-2020-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"minor2 small gray\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>In October of 2019, Microsoft revealed a future product that it didn&#8217;t plan on shipping until 2020 \u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/19\/10\/02\/microsoft-teases-dual-screen-surface-neo-notebook-surface-duo-phone-for-2020\">the Surface Neo.<\/a> It consisted of a dual-screen notebook with an extra keyboard and stylus support. The devices were set to ship with Microsoft&#8217;s new branch of Windows called Windows 10X.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, rumors surfaced that Microsoft&#8217;s Chief Product Officer Panos Panay had said the Surface Neo dual-screen Windows 10X devices wouldn&#8217;t ship in 2020. Microsoft intends Windows 10X as a new, modern form of Windows 10 designed from the ground-up for dual-screen device. Furthermore, it guts many of the older Windows 10 features in favor of increased security and a more streamlined experience.<\/p>\n<p>Dual-screen devices with Windows 10X were slated to ship around the holiday season of 2020. Likely due to the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/coronavirus\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic, Microsoft appears to have fallen behind in developing the Surface Neo and Windows 10X. <\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has allegedly said they would not be allowing third-party dual-screen devices to ship with Windows 10X either, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-dont-expect-any-windows-10x-devices-this-calendar-year\/\"><em>ZDNet.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In February, Microsoft had stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/02\/27\/coronavirus-causing-massive-aapl-hit-microsoft-to-issue-earnings-warning\">they were hit hardest<\/a> in their &#8220;More Personal Computing Segment,&#8221; a part of the company that deals with Windows licensing, accessories, all of Microsoft&#8217;s gaming initiatives, and <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/topic\/surface\">Surface<\/a> hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has not as of yet commented on the report.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By Amber Neely Thursday, April 09, 2020, 11:40 am PT (02:40 pm ET) Microsoft may be forced to delay the release of the Surface Neo and Windows 10X as a whole to focus on single-screen uses, according to sources within Microsoft. 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