Microsoft turns its attention to education for Surface and Windows

Microsoft looks like it’ll be going after the eduction sector with the next Windows 10 and Surface releases. The software maker announced a hardware and software event for May 2nd yesterday, with the hashtag #MicrosoftEDU. That’s no coincidence. In a carefully orchestrated return to the public eye, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore started tweeting again and spoke to Mashable about his new role after taking a year out from Microsoft. Belfiore’s year-long break involved heading out to sea with his family on a worldwide trip, and he returned to work late last year.

Belfiore’s silence since his return has puzzled Windows Phone fans, as he has often been considered the face of Microsoft’s mobile efforts. He has a new role inside Microsoft now, but...

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