Microsoft's Surface Book gets a UK price bump thanks to Brexit

UK prices for Microsoft’s Surface Book have gone up by £150 (roughly 11 percent), with the company confirming the change was caused by the falling value of the pound. TechCrunch first spotted the increase, and a spokesperson for Microsoft told the publication it’s “adjusting the British pound prices of some of our hardware and consumer software in order to align to market dynamics.” Aka, the ongoing Brexit fallout.

That means that the base version of the Surface Book (with a 128GB hard drive and an Intel Core i5 processor) that used to cost £1,299 now sells for £1,449. Microsoft clarified, though, that these increases are only affecting direct sales from the company to individuals or other firms. Whether or not Surface Book prices will...

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