Here's some similar stories, including mine.<p>In short, a Windows Update (possibly on the latest Windows 10 build - was for me) appears to brick the touchscreen on at least some Surface Pro 4 devices, but since there's relatively few left about and/or they're all out of warranty, Microsoft seem to be able to ignore the problem their updates caused.<p><a href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surface-pro-4-broken-after-firmware-update/a171195a-a6be-44ca-9bbc-602a8691f507" rel="nofollow">https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surfac...</a><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/oxg0pm/surface_pro_4_touchscreen_stopped_working_after/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/oxg0pm/surface_pro...</a><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/otygmo/surface_pro_4_firmware_failed_to_update_issue/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/otygmo/surface_pro...</a><p><a href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surface-pro-touch-screen-doesnt-work-after-win10/63f1d8cf-9dde-404d-84fc-9587c991457e?auth=1" rel="nofollow">https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surfac...</a><p><a href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surface-pro-4-touchscreen-not-working/085a2f1b-b176-4ffa-a39c-a5a574864f07?auth=1" rel="nofollow">https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surfac...</a><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/q8sw6k/comment/hgrli53/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/q8sw6k/comment/hgr...</a>
I briefly considered getting a surface pro recently, but opted for an iPad Pro with keyboard. So far, it’s been really lovely.<p>I wonder what it would take to make such a nice device for an independent company with Linux. The m2 chip is obviously out of the question, but I wonder how close a startup could get in 5 years given some funding
This means that when the model is obselete and unsupported that the camera is guaranteed stop functioning? Is this a security trade-off or planned obsolescence?