Microsoft will hold a major event in San Francisco on October 7 to outline its future plans for Windows, Surface products, and AI-powered personal computers.
According to ITna citing Techspot, this ceremony is Microsoft's first major Windows-focused event in more than two years. The last similar event was held in May 2024; when the company introduced Copilot+ PCs and outlined its strategy for AI-ready hardware.
Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, and Pavan Davuluri, head of Windows and Surface, will attend the event. The presence of Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, also indicates that the company's technologies play an important role in Microsoft's new plans for AI-equipped computers.
One of the anticipated products at this event is the Surface Laptop Ultra; a device Microsoft introduced earlier this year that uses NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform. This laptop can be offered with up to 128 GB of unified memory and AI compute power up to one petaflop.
The Surface Laptop Ultra still appears on Microsoft's website as a pre-release product, and its price and release date have not yet been announced. The final release of this device will also depend on obtaining regulatory approvals, and Microsoft may provide more details about it at the October event.
The main focus of this event will likely be shifting more AI processing from the cloud to the device itself. Running models and AI tasks locally can provide users and developers with benefits such as faster access and reduced dependence on cloud services.
In 2024, Microsoft focused more on ARM-based PCs and collaboration with Qualcomm; but this time NVIDIA technology and more powerful local processing are at the center of attention. It is still unclear whether this event will include the introduction of new Surface hardware or new Windows features, but Microsoft has presented it as a step toward shaping the future of personal computing in the age of AI.