But if you work in a large organization or you're an IT administrator, the bifurcated approach continues. Microsoft announced some business-only versions of the Surface Pro tablet and the Surface Laptop last year that continued to use Intel processors, and today it's announcing two more, this time using Intel's Lunar Lake-based Core Ultra CPUs.

For business buyers, last year's opening salvo of AI-ready PCs was a nonstarter due to compatibility issues with Qualcomm's processors. Those Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices will soon be available with Intel's Lunar Lake processors.