Microsoft’s biggest week of the year: Surface Laptop Ultra, NVIDIA RTX Spark, Build, and much more
Microsoft capped off its biggest week of the year with major hardware and software announcements spanning Computex and the Build conference. The company showcased new Windows 11 hardware including the Surface Laptop Ultra and NVIDIA RTX Spark, demonstrating the platform’s renewed momentum in the PC market. Dell announced a new XPS 13 laptop starting at $699, with a student discount bringing the price to $599, positioning the device competitively in the mainstream laptop segment.
Computex served as the centerpiece of the announcement cycle, providing a platform for laptop manufacturers to demonstrate their responses to Apple’s MacBook Neo with a slate of new Windows 11 PCs. Simultaneously, the Build conference highlighted new developer tools and AI agent capabilities, signaling Microsoft’s focus on empowering application developers to create more sophisticated software experiences.
Collectively, the announcements underscore Windows 11’s strongest momentum in recent years, with hardware partners responding enthusiastically to the platform’s direction and new AI-driven development opportunities.