Microsoft announces $189 classroom laptops and Office 365 dictation
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Microsoft wants to keep the next generation of computer users familiar with its products as mobile devices become increasingly valid options for more use cases. Apple has always been Microsoft's competitor in the educational sector, and now the company must also do battle with Google's Chromebook platform in the classroom. The software juggernaut from Redmond took a moment today to announce some new inexpensive portable machines from its manufacturing partners and publicize some of its efforts at creating software especially for young minds. The company announced a pair of Windows laptops starting at $189 and a second duo of 2-in-1 devices at less than $300 each.
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