Another Brexit bump: Microsoft has increased the cost of its Surface Book laptops for UK consumers.
Another Brexit bump: Microsoft has increased the cost of its Surface Book laptops for UK consumers.
The company had already made changes to certain of its enterprise products following the impact of the UK’s June referendum vote to leave the European Union on pound sterling. But the precipitous fall in the value of the UK’s currency has now moved Microsoft to rework some of its consumer price-tags too.
A tipster called Nic pointed us to the Surface Book price rises, noting the laptops have increased by £150 across the board — with the base model now costing £1449 vs the prior price-tag of £1,299. So a rise of 11.5 per cent, in that instance.
A spokeswomen for Microsoft confirmed it has raised some consumer prices, telling TechCrunch: “ In response to a recent review we are adjusting the British pound prices of some of our hardware and consumer software in order to align to market dynamics.
