back to article Microsoft adds delayed gratification to the Surface Hub 2 line

Microsoft has lifted a page from its gaming playbook and split its Surface Hub 2 product into two lines: the 2S and 2X. The Surface Hub has carved itself a niche with businesses that have bought into the Office 365 world, providing an alternative to the meeting-room whiteboard with all manner of collaboration goodness via a …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    An expensive solution in need of a problem.

    1. Captain Scarlet Silver badge

      Reminds me of our smart board, used the once by the director who wanted it now just a projector screen with a whiteboard on (The smart pen gathering dust slapped behind the "smart" board)

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Agree with Forbes, that adding this device to the workplace is largely just office porn (of little value).

    You can do the same thing with other smart board solutions for only a third of the price with no need to buy multiple to increase the viewing size.

    I wonder..how fast you can spin that thing? Maybe re-create some Batman logo transitions

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    FY or CY?

    We're in FY19 now and have been for a while so Q2 19 is actually a couple of weeks away in MS land while Q2 CY19 is next April. FY20 could be next July so these make a difference!

    There's a massive backlog of orders for the old model of these so either way customers don't care. The old generation was great but is no longer being made, leaving lots of people frustated waiting for the new one to ramp up production to fulfil existing and new orders.

    I have to say (even though I work there) the Hub is the best meeting room tech I've seen aside from those crazy 360 degree cameras. Just as a responsive and infinite whiteboard its great, especially now with realtime whiteboarding with laptops and tablets!

    Yeah, I'm enthusiastic, sue me :) I've used "SMART" whiteboards too, with their pen offset and laggy behaviour. I was less enthusiastic...

  4. Fungus Bob

    Need more differentiation

    We have the 2S and the 2X, we need an economy model - the 2E, so we can combine them into the Surface 2SEX.

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