The Surface Hub 3, which launched in 2023, is said to be the final version of Microsoft’s 50- and 85-inch interactive displays.
The Surface Hub 3, which launched in 2023, is said to be the final version of Microsoft’s 50- and 85-inch interactive displays.
As reported by Windows Central, Microsoft is halting production of its Surface Hub 3 office collaboration display and cancelling its plans for a Surface Hub 4. The large interactive whiteboard, featuring a built-in PC, was first unveiled in 2015 prior to Windows 10’s release, and it offered two sizes, 50 inches and 85 inches, costing $8,000 and $20,000, respectively. It has outlasted former Surface lead Panos Panay, who departed for Amazon in 2023, along with other bygone Surface products like the Surface Studio all-in-one, Surface Duo, and Surface headphones.
During its decade-long existence, Microsoft made a few enhancements to the Surface Hub series, such as a modular design that permitted users to change internal parts like the processor and motherboard without needing to buy a new display. Advertised at times as Microsoft’s vision for the future workplace, the Surface Hub’s significant cost in the office setting never truly took off, especially as the pandemic accelerated the transition to remote and hybrid working environments.
According to Windows Central, Microsoft and its third-party vendors will keep selling their remaining stock of the Surface Hub 3. The Surface Hub 2S and Hub 3 will receive driver and firmware support at least until 2027.
