Microsoft is killing the Surface Hub. Production of the Surface Hub 3 has ended and the Surface Hub 4 is canceled, per Windows Central. The product launched in 2015 as a built-in-PC digital whiteboard in two sizes: 50 inches at $8,000 and 85 inches at $20,000.
The Hub outlasted its own leadership. Panos Panay, who championed the Surface line, left for Amazon in 2023. The Hub also outlasted the Surface Studio all-in-one, the Surface Duo, and Microsoft's own headphones, all of which were quietly discontinued before it.
The full story tracks how Microsoft propped up an expensive, niche enterprise product through years of neglect and minimal updates. If you want to understand how Microsoft decides when to finally let hardware die, the timeline here is worth reading.
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