Satya Nadella recently took over the leadership of the American software and technology company as its new CEO from Steve Balmer. The new CEO specifically wrote a letter addressed to Microsoft employees detailing his plans for the fiscal year 2016.
Nadella mentioned that the company has to innovate in new areas, execute against its own plans, and make some tough choices in areas where things are not working, and solving difficult problems in ways that drive customer values.
While the new Microsoft CEO did not exactly say or explicitly stated that the company is discontinuing its Surface line, the fact remains that it is one of the two product areas that is not doing good for Microsoft, with the other being the Windows Phone.
Nadella said that the company has to make tough choices which somehow hint that it may eventually discontinue the products that are not reaping good rewards for Microsoft.
Prior to the official unveiling of the Surface Pro 4, there were reports that Microsoft might launch a bigger variant of the device featuring a 14-inch touchscreen display. It turns out that the previous speculations were right on target especially with the unveiling of the Surface Book.
Microsoft has also ensured the compatibility of accessories to the Surface Pro 4 including its Type Cover 3 and Docking Station.